英语词汇“skim”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	skim
释义	skim I. \ˈskim\ verb (skimmed ; skimmed ; skimming ; skims) Etymology: Middle English skimmen, probably alteration of scumen — more at scum *transitive verb* 1. a. (1) : to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance < skim boiling syrup > (2) : to remove scum or floating matter from the contents of b. : to remove (as film or scum) from the surface of a liquid < foam rises as the liquid boils, and is skimmed off — American Guide Series: Tennessee > c. (1) : to remove cream from (milk) by skimming (2) : to remove (cream) from milk by skimming d. : to remove foreign particles from the surface of molten glass in (a pot or tank) < skimming a glass pot before pouring — C.J.Phillips > e. : top 1f f. (1) : to remove from the surface of a solid < the dust could be skimmed from the cooking food — Russell Lord > (2) : to remove a substance from the surface of (a solid body) < then came a wind, skimming straw from the stacks — Adrian Bell > specifically : to remove roughnesses or irregularities from the surface of (a solid body) < valve seats should be very lightly skimmed with a cutter — B.C.MacDonald > g. (1) : to remove the best or easiest obtainable contents from < forests whose treasury of bird and beast and insect secrets had been only skimmed — William Beebe > (2) : to take away (the most valuable or easiest obtainable contents) < ore beds were skimmed and abandoned for richer deposits — D.A.Shepard > < nimble searchers after profits … skim the cream off markets — Hartley Withers > 2. : to read, study, deal with, or examine superficially and rapidly < skims American poetry of the period — College English > specifically : to glance through (as a book) for the chief ideas or the plot < the habit of skimming volumes in bookshops — Time Literary Supplement > 3. : to throw in a gliding path < skim a hat across the room > specifically : to throw so as to ricochet along the surface of water < taking a slate from the low wall and skimming it across the pond — Robert Graves > 4. a. : to cover with or as if with a film or scum < the standing water … was skimmed with ice — William Faulkner > b. : to put a finishing coat of plaster on 5. : to pass swiftly or lightly over : touch lightly, barely miss, or glide along in passing < kingfishers … darted across the water, their wings just skimming the surface — David Walden > < skim the shores — Claudia Cassidy > *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to pass lightly or hastily : glide or skip along, above, or near a surface < the plane skims 200 feet above ground — A.C.Fisher > < skimming along the high road — D.S.Boyer > b. : to give a cursory glance or consideration < skimmed through the overseer's report book — Eve Langley > < a flow of racy comment, skimming from one topic to another — Rose Macaulay > — distinguished from dip 2. : to become coated with a thin layer of film or scum < during the cold night the puddles skimmed over > 3. : to put on a finishing coat of plaster II. noun (-s) 1. : a thin layer, coating, or film < bread with a skim of jam on it — Anthony West > < a little skim of ice in the ruts — William Faulkner > 2. : the act of skimming < the skim of the swallows over the grass — Virginia Woolf > 3. : something skimmed; specifically : skim milk 4. : a streak of dense seeds in glass III. adjective 1. : that skims or is used for skimming < skim net > 2. a. : skimmed b. : made of skim milk < skim cheese > IV. transitive verb 1. : to remove or conceal (as a portion of casino profits) to avoid payment of taxes 2. : embezzle 3 < skimming money from tax revenues > *intransitive verb* : to acquire money by embezzling
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