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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

skim

英  [skɪm]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • skim off

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 捞取 , 偷走（钱）

    If someone skims off the best part of something, or money which belongs to other people, they take it for themselves.

    双语例句

    例：

    The regime was able to skim off about $10 billion in illegal revenue.

    当局可以捞取一百亿美元左右的非法收入。

    例：

    She admitted she skimmed cash off the top of the fees she collected.

    她承认从所收的款项中捞了油水。

    VERB. 动词

  • skims , skimming , skimmed

    1. [T 及物动词] 撇去（液体表面的浮物）

    If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface.

    今天海面上风浪很大，那些配有专门设备的船只无法展开清除浮油的工作。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 掠过

    If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it.

    双语例句

    例：

    seagulls skimming the waves.

    掠过浪尖的海鸥。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 略读 , 浏览

    If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly.

    近义词

    scan , browse

    反义词

    pore over , examine

    双语例句

    例：

    He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully.

    他先快速浏览了页面，然后又仔细地阅读。

    例：

    I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here.

    坐飞机来这里之前，我只来得及将手稿匆匆浏览一遍。

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