| 单词 | skim |
| 释义 | skim verbadverb | preposition | phrases adverb➤barely (figurative) 稍有触及◆this report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.报告对这个问题一带而过。➤only掠过而已▸➤low低掠而过◆a bird skimmed low over the water.一只鸟儿贴着水面飞过。preposition➤across, over掠过◆we skimmed across the water in a small boat.我们乘小船掠过水面。phrases➤skim the surface (figurative) 触及表面◆foreign films only skim the surface of moroccan life.外国影片对摩洛哥的生活的描述只是皮毛。 skim /skɪm/ verb [transitive] (-mm-) 1. (informal) to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time （长期）盗取（小数额资金）◆she'd been skimming money from the store's accounts for years. 她多年来一直从商店的账上一点一点地窃取金钱。2. (informal) to illegally copy information that is stored electronically on a credit card in order to use it without the owner's permission 非法窃取（信用卡电子信息）◆i think my credit card was skimmed at a gas station. 我觉得我的信用卡信息是在加油站被盗的。 ●skim the market (marketing 营销) to set the price for a new product high at first in order to make as much profit as possible and then lower it gradually to attract more customers, for example when other companies create competition 采用撇脂式定价法◆some drug companies skim the market, so only the rich can afford to buy drugs. 某些制药公司采用撇脂式定价法，因此只有富人才能买得起药。 ●skim sth/sb offto remove the most valuable part of sth for yourself, often in an unfair way 捞取（精华部分）◆too many employers skim off profits while not paying their workers enough. 有太多的雇主都最大限度地攫取利润，仅向工人支付低额薪水。☞ skimskim(-mm-) [transitive, intransitive] to read sth quickly in order to find the main points or a particular point浏览，略读（以了解重点或某一点）◆i always skim the financial section of the newspaper.我总要浏览一下报纸上的金融版。◆he skimmed through the article trying to find his name.他浏览文章找自己的名字。note 辨析 scan or skim?sometimes you can use either word.这两个词有时可通用◆i scanned / skimmed the list until i found my name.我快速浏览了一下名单，直到找到我的名字。however, scan is usually used when you are looking for particular information; skim is more often used when you want to get a general idea of what sth is about. you do not 'skim for sth'.不过，scan 通常指查看特定信息，skim 更常是为了对某事物有个大致了解。不可以用 skim for sth◆teach students to skim for essential information. skim/skɪm ||; skɪm/verb (skimming;skimmed) 1. [t] skim sth (off/from sth) to remove sth from the surface of a liquid 撇去（从液体表面去掉某物）: ◇to skim the cream off the milk 撇去牛奶表层的油脂 2. [i,t] to move quickly over or past sth, almost touching it or touching it slightly 掠过表面 · ◇the plane flew very low, skimming the tops of the buildings. 飞机飞得很低，在建筑物的顶部掠过。 3. [i,t] skim (through/over) sth to read sth quickly in order to get the main idea, without paying attention to the details and without reading every word 浏览；略读；翻阅: ◇i usually just skim through the newspaper in the morning. 我早上通常只翻阅一下报纸。 skimsee ⇨ read 2 ⇨ touch 3 skim /skɪm; skɪm/v [t] -mmed, -mming 1. to remove something that is floating on the surface of a liquid 撇去［液体表面漂浮的物质］:◇skim sth off/from skim the fat off the soup. 撇去汤上面的油层。 2. also 又作 skim through to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it 浏览，略读:◇she skimmed through that morning's headlines. 她浏览了一下那天早上报纸的标题。 3. to move along quickly, nearly touching the surface of something 掠过，擦过:◇a plane skimming the tops of the trees 掠过树梢的飞机 |
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