verb🔗Share掠过,擦过,掠 skimming To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface."The bird was skimming the surface of the lake, looking for food. "那只鸟正掠过湖面,寻找食物。actionnaturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠过, 擦过, 滑行。 To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of."The bird was skimming the surface of the lake as it searched for food. "鸟儿在湖面上掠过,寻找食物。actionnaturesailingsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share浏览,略读 To hasten along with superficial attention."She was skimming the article for the main points because she was short on time. "她时间不多,所以在浏览文章,想找出要点。actioncommunicationprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抹灰,刮腻子 To put on a finishing coat of plaster."The painter is skimming the walls with a final coat of plaster to smooth out the imperfections. "油漆工正在用最后一层石膏在墙上刮腻子,以抹平瑕疵。materialarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打水漂, 漂石子 To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)"At the lake, my brother was skimming stones, trying to get them to bounce across the water as many times as possible. "在湖边,我弟弟在打水漂,想让石子在水上尽可能多地弹跳几次。actionsportnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠过,擦过 To ricochet"The ball skimmed off the top of the table, landing softly on the floor. "球从桌子顶端掠过,轻柔地落在了地板上。physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share略读,浏览 To read quickly, skipping some detail"I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."我吃早饭的时候快速浏览了一下报纸。languageeducationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撇去, 刮掉 To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface"She was skimming the foam off the top of the homemade soup. "她正在把自制汤表面的浮沫撇去。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撇,捞,刮掉 To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface."to skim milk; to skim broth"撇牛奶;撇清汤utensilfoodsubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撇, 捞, skim掉 To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk"to skim cream"撇掉奶油 (piē diào nǎiyóu)foodsubstanceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share揩油, 中饱私囊 To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection."The accountant was suspected of skimming money from the company's payroll. "会计涉嫌从公司的工资单里揩油。businesseconomyfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share盗刷,侧录. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes."The cashier was arrested for skimming customers' credit card information while processing payments. "收银员在处理付款时盗刷顾客的信用卡信息,因此被逮捕了。technologyelectronicsbusinessinternetcomputingfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share表面覆盖, 略过 To become coated over."The hot chocolate was skimming over with a thin layer of cooled milk. "热巧克力表面凝结了一层薄薄的冷牛奶.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浮沫,撇去物。 Something skimmed from a surface etc."aluminium skimmings"铝浮渣amountsubstancethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share掠过,浏览 A motion or action that skims."The skimming of the lake's surface by the swallows was beautiful to watch. "燕子掠过湖面的景象,美不胜收。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share趴板运动,浅滩滑板运动 The sport of skimboarding."My favorite summer activity is skimming at the beach. "我夏天最喜欢的活动就是在海滩上玩浅滩滑板运动。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading