skim 的 3 个定义
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.
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skimmed, skim·ming.
- to pass or glide lightly over or near a surface.
- to read, study, consider, etc., something in a superficial or cursory way.
- to become covered with a thin film or layer.
- Slang. to conceal gambling or other profits so as to avoid paying taxes, etc.; practice skimming.
- an act or instance of skimming.
- something that is skimmed off.
- a thin layer or film formed on the surface of something, especially a liquid, as the coagulated protein material formed on boiled milk.
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skim 近义词
remove the top part
glide over quickly, lightly
look through cursorily
更多skim例句
- 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.