skim
US: /ˈskɪm/
UK: /skˈɪm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
skim /skim/- ngoại động từ
- hớt bọt, hớt váng
- gạn chất kem, gạn chất béo
- to skim the fat off the soup: hớt bớt mỡ ở xúp
- to skim the cream off something: ((thường) (nghĩa bóng)) lấy đi phần tốt nhất của vật gì
- làm cho lướt sát qua, ném là là mặt đất, ném thia lia
- đọc lướt, đọc qua loa
- lượm lặt (sự kiện quan trọng)
- nội động từ
- đi lướt qua, đi sát qua, bay là là (mặt đất...)
- to skim along the ground: bay là là mặt đất
- bay lướt trên không trung
- đọc lướt, đọc qua
- to skim throught a novel: đọc lướt một quyển tiểu thuyết
- đi lướt qua, đi sát qua, bay là là (mặt đất...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb (-mm-)1 [VN] ~ (sth off / from) sth to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid: Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool. + Skim the jam and let it cool.
2 [no passive] ~ (along / over, etc.) sth to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or only touching it occasionally; to make sth do this: [V] We watched the birds skimming over the lake. + (figurative) His eyes skimmed over her face. + [VN] The speedboat took off, skimming the waves. + (figurative) This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject. + (BrE) Small boys were skimming stones across the water.
See also -
3 ~ (through / over) sth to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points: [V] He skimmed through the article trying to find his name. + [VN] I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.
Phrasal Verbs: skim sth/sb<->off to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way: Private companies should not be allowed to skim off profitable sectors of the postal service.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 Often, skim off. separate, cream, scoop or ladle off, take off, remove:
After the water has come to a boil, skim off the scum that has collected on top
2 Often, skim through or over. scan, flip or thumb or leaf through, skip through, glance at or through, dip into:
I only had time to skim through your report, but at a glance it looks good
3 soar, glide, skate, slide, sail, fly:
Along came Calabro on his sailboard, skimming along the tops of the waves.
Collocation
ADV.
barely
(figurative) This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.
| low
A bird skimmed low over the heather.
PREP.
across/over
We skimmed across the water in a small sailing boat.
Concise dictionary
skimmed|skimming|skimsskɪmnoun
+a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
+reading or glancing through quickly
verb
+travel on the surface of water
+move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
+examine hastily
+cause to skip over a surface
+coat (a liquid) with a layer
+remove from the surface
+read superficially
adj.
+used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
