vt.

1. 撇去……表面的浮物
   She skimmed the soup to remove most of the fat.

   她撇去了湯上的大部分浮油。

2. 撇去，去除[（+off/away）]
   I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.

   我撇去了煮沸糖漿上的泡沫。

3. 從……中取得精華；提取[（+off）]
   Does private education skim off all the best students from the state system?

   私立學校是不是會把公立學校最好的學生都挖走？

4. 在……表面凝結
   The lake was skimmed with ice.

   湖面上結了一層冰。

5. 使掠過；掠過
   The bird skimmed the water.

   鳥兒掠過水面。

6. 瀏覽，略讀
   Since he had no time to read the book in detail, he just skimmed it.

   由於他沒有時間細讀那本書，所以他只把它瀏覽了一遍。

7. （為了逃稅而）瞞報（賭博獲利，部分收入等）

vi.

1. 飛快地掠過（或滑過）[（+over）]
   Gulls skimmed over the waves.

   海鷗掠過波浪。

2. 瀏覽，略讀[（+through/over）]
   He skimmed through the newspapers over breakfast.

   他吃早飯時瀏覽了報紙。

3. 表面凝結起來
   During the cold night, the puddles skimmed over.

   夜間寒冷，水窪面上結了冰。

4. （為了逃稅而）瞞報

n.

1. 撇；撇去的東西[U]
2. 表面層[S][（+of）]
   A skim of ice formed in the ruts.

   車轍裡結了一層薄冰。

3. 掠過[C]
4. 脫脂牛奶[U]
5. 瞞報所得的收入

v.

1. remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.
2. move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air.
   ▸throw (a flat stone) so that it bounces several times on the surface of water.
3. read (something) quickly, noting only the important points.
   ▸ (skim over) deal with or treat briefly or superficially.
4. informal steal or embezzle (money) in small amounts over a period of time.
5. [usu. as noun skimming] fraudulently copy (credit or debit card details) with a card swipe or other device.

n.

1. a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid.
2. an act of reading something quickly or superficially.