noun🔗Share撇沫器，撇油器 A device that skims."The pool maintenance worker used a skimmer to remove leaves and bugs from the water's surface. "泳池维护人员用撇叶器将水面上的树叶和虫子捞走了。deviceutensiltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share捞取者，撇油者 A person who skims."The cashier was caught; he was a skimmer taking a small amount of money from each customer's transaction. "那个收银员被抓住了；他是个捞油水的人，从每位顾客的交易中偷偷捞取少量金额。personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share剪嘴鸥 Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight."We watched a skimmer gracefully fly over the lake, its lower bill slicing the water to catch small fish. "我们看到一只剪嘴鸥优雅地掠过湖面，它的下喙像刀一样划开水面，捕食小鱼。birdanimalbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share海扇，扇贝. Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops."My grandmother still uses a large scallop shell, a real skimmer, to carefully remove the cream from the top of her fresh milk. "我奶奶仍然用一个大的扇贝壳，一个真正的撇沫器，小心地撇去新鲜牛奶表面的奶油。animalfoodutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share芭蕾舞平底鞋，浅口鞋 A ballet flat shoe."My daughter wore a pair of skimmer shoes to school today. "今天我女儿穿着一双芭蕾舞平底鞋去上学了。appearancewearstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蜻蜓，掠食蜻蜓。 Any of the dragonflies in the genus Libellulidae."While watching insects near the pond, I noticed a colorful skimmer with bright red wings. "在池塘边观察昆虫时，我注意到一只颜色鲜艳的蜻蜓，它的翅膀是鲜红色的。insectanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水面舰艇人员，水面舰艇兵。 A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner."My uncle, a proud skimmer, always jokes that submariners never see the sun. "我叔叔是一名自豪的水面舰艇兵，总是开玩笑说潜艇兵们永远都见不到太阳。militarynauticalsailingpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水面舰艇，快艇。 A surface ship."The coast guard used a fast skimmer to patrol the coastline and look for suspicious activity. "海岸警卫队使用了一艘快速水面舰艇巡逻海岸线，搜寻可疑活动。nauticalvehiclemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小型快速飞船，撇沫器 (less common)。 A small, fast-moving spacecraft."The space station launched a skimmer to quickly repair a damaged satellite. "空间站发射了一艘小型快速飞船，以便快速维修一颗受损的卫星。spacevehicletechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share闪烁，微光闪耀 To shimmer."The heat haze made the asphalt skimmer on the road ahead. "热浪让前方路面上的沥青路面微微闪耀着光芒。appearancenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠过，滑行。 To move quickly, to flutter."The butterfly, attracted to the bright flowers, skimmered across the garden. "蝴蝶被鲜艳的花朵吸引，在花园里轻快地掠过。actionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
