verb🔗Share掠过,滑过 To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface."The bird skims the surface of the lake as it searches for food. "鸟儿贴着湖面掠过,寻找食物。actionnaturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠过,擦过,拂过。 To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of."The bird skims the surface of the lake, searching for fish. "鸟儿掠过湖面,寻找鱼儿。actionnaturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share浏览,略读 To hasten along with superficial attention."Example Sentence: "The student skims the textbook chapter before class, hoping to get a general idea of the topic without reading every detail." "这个学生课前快速浏览课本章节,希望能对主题有个大概的了解,而不是阅读每一个细节。actionprocesswayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抹平,刮平 To put on a finishing coat of plaster."The plasterer skims the wall to create a smooth surface before painting. "泥瓦匠在油漆前抹平墙面,使表面光滑。buildingmaterialarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打水漂, 擦水面滑行 To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)"Little Timmy skims flat stones across the lake, trying to make them bounce as many times as possible. "小提米正对着湖面打水漂,想让扁石头尽可能多地在水面上弹跳几次。actionsportnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠过,擦过 To ricochet"The flat stone skims across the surface of the pond before sinking. "那块扁平的石头在水面上掠过几下才沉下去。physicssportnatureChat 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。communicationlanguageactioneducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撇去,刮掉 To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface"She skims the foam from the top of the homemade jam. "她把自制果酱表面的浮沫撇去。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撇去, 捞去. 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"把牛奶表面的浮沫撇去; 把肉汤表面的油沫捞去.utensilfoodsubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撇去, 捞去 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"撇去奶油foodprocesssubstanceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share中饱私囊, 侵吞. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection."The cashier skims a little money from each cash sale, hoping no one will notice the small amounts missing at the end of the day. "收银员从每笔现金交易中偷偷地捞一点钱,希望没有人会注意到每天结束时少了的那些小额款项。businesseconomyfinancejobcommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share盗刷, 复制卡信息. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes."The thief skims credit cards at the gas pump to steal people's money. "小偷在加油站盗刷信用卡,复制卡信息来偷钱。technologyelectronicsinternetcomputingbusinessfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share结上一层,掠过表面。 To become coated over."The milk on top of the cereal skims over if I leave it out too long. "如果我把泡在麦片里的牛奶放太久,表面就会结上一层皮。appearancematerialconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading