skim
掠过,撇去,略过,撇掉
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skimmed, skim·ming.
- : to take up or remove from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
- : to clear thus: to skim milk.
- : to move or glide lightly over or along: The sailboat skimmed the lake.
- : to throw in a smooth, gliding path over or near a surface, or so as to bounce or ricochet along a surface: to skim a stone across the lake.
- : to read, study, consider, treat, etc., in a superficial or cursory manner.
- : to cover, as a liquid, with a thin film or layer: Ice skimmed the lake at night.
- : to take the best or most available parts or items from: Bargain hunters skimmed the flea markets early in the morning.
- : to take from something: The real bargains had been skimmed by early shoppers.
- : Metallurgy. to remove from the surface of molten metal.
- : Slang. to conceal a portion of in order to avoid paying income taxes, commissions, or the like on the actual total revenue: The casino skimmed two million a year.
- : to appropriate electronically for illegal use: A hidden device can skim your account number while you’re pumping gas, paying for groceries, etc.
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Fat-free or skim milkEveryone knows milk is an excellent source of calcium that will keep your bones in tip-top shape.
And good for Bruno, bless his heart, who is truly the skim milk of pop music.
And the iTunes story makes music—arguably the most mysterious, magical art form—as accessible and ubiquitous as skim milk.
Skim off most of the fat with a spoon: just dip in, get a spoonful of fat, and remove.
Drinks at the dinner table are restricted to “water and skim milk.”
All summer we have had three calves that came to the orchard fence twice a day to get their ration of skim milk and feeding flour.
When the birds are done, skim off all grease, add the juice of a lemon, and serve hot.
You don't suppose, do you, I've had time since Tuesday to read all this through and skim off the cream?'
In our own little book we have been compelled to skim lightly, and, in many places, to pass over subjects of great interest.
Now, I have made a calculation, and I am satisfied that Mrs. Skim can not possibly make much profit out of me.