Skim
撇去
definition
verb
as the scum rises, skim it off
remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.
he let his fingers skim across her shoulders
go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air.
noun
a skim of ice
a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid.
a quick skim through the pamphlet
an act of reading something quickly or superficially.
translation of 'skim'
verb
撇,
浏览,
撇去,
点
example
The 'skim' and cream are stored in dedicated storage silos until needed for batch production.
A 'skim' through the letters you chose to publish on the Tampa affair confirms to just how far out of step with the vast majority of Australians you are.
In the next section I encountered something which I noticed on my first 'skim' of the book.
a quick 'skim' through the pamphlet
That is to say nothing of the cerebral challenges in finding the most unlikely-looking stone to successfully 'skim' .
Once a cleanup team has contained the oil, it can attempt to 'skim' it off the surface of the water.
a quick 'skim' through the pamphlet
By reducing the quality of your ingredients, you can 'skim' some money off the top with a minimal sacrifice in quality.
When this happens, 'skim' off any foam that has risen to the surface.
a 'skim' of ice
Fresh snow coated the pavement in a thin, slippery 'skim' of white.
Even at first 'skim' , what becomes abundantly ambiguous is the question of whether crisis is a state of objective being or a mode of engagement.
A brief 'skim' suggests that this is a pretty broad ruling, although unfortunately I don't think I'll have time to blog more on the details.
Once boiling, 'skim' off the fat and any scum from the surface.
I start when I feel his hands 'skim' the fullness of my breasts.
You can use a gravy spoon to 'skim' off and discard some of the fat.
But a 'skim' does not do justice to the double-barreled implications of these two reports.
a 'skim' of ice
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, 'skim' off any surface scum, and add onion, garlic, and bay leaf.
as the scum rises, 'skim' it off
Bring to the boil, 'skim' , then turn down the heat and barely simmer for at least two hours.
A quick 'skim' through Haines' back catalog yields more fizzy bile.
When writing about an author, it's often helpful to at least 'skim' through his latest book.
Remove the duck pieces, 'skim' off as much fat as possible.
He put the sheet aside after he'd given it a quick 'skim' , ‘Well that seems fine, you obviously worked well last summer.’
A 'skim' through the film release schedule of the next few months shows the diverse works emerging from the troubled countries of the Middle East.
Here, we 'skim' the nightscape surface, never getting too close to its image, but never losing sight of it.
I just quickly did a little 'skim' through the OZ's website and they are STILL carping on about Media Watch over there.
So I started to 'skim' some money off the top, sending it down here to Mitch for the bar.
My mother would 'skim' the cream off the soured milk and store it until she had a quart jar of soured cream.
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