skim
英 [sk?m]
美[sk?m]
- vt. 略讀；撇去…的浮物；從…表面飛掠而過；去除；（為逃稅而）隱瞞（部分收入）
- vi. 瀏覽；掠過
- n. 撇；撇去的東西；表層物；瞞報所得的收入
- adj. 脫脂的；撇去浮沫的；表層的
GRECET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?skims;過去式:?skimmed;過去分詞:?skimmed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?skimming;
助記提示
1. skim <====> scum.
2. sky "cover" => scum.
3. scum is etymologically a 'layer on top' of something.
2. sky "cover" => scum.
3. scum is etymologically a 'layer on top' of something.
英文詞源
- skim
- skim: see scum
- skim (v.)
- early 15c. (skimmer, the utensil, is attested from late 14c.), "to clear (a liquid) from matter floating on the surface, lift the scum from," from Old French escumer "remove scum," from escume (Modern French écume) "scum," from a Germanic source (compare Old High German scum "scum," German Schaum; see scum). Meaning "to throw (a stone) so as to skip across the surface of (water) is from 1610s. Meaning "to move lightly and rapidly over the surface of" is from 1650s, from the motion involved in skimming liquid; that of "to glance over carelessly" (in reference to printed matter) recorded by 1799. Related: Skimmed; skimming.
雙語例句
- 1. Skim off the fat.
- 將油脂撇去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Skim off any scum.
- 撇凈浮沫。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
- 撇去果醬上的浮沫，讓它冷卻。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. It's important for you to skim through the text.
- 瀏覽課文對你來說很重要.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It took me an hour to skim the book.
- 我費了一個小時把這本書草草地讀了一遍.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》