Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #9925
skims
浏览；略读
skims is the plural of skim.
核心释义
a quick reading or glance through something, skipping details
- 1.
粗略阅读,跳过细节。
A cursory reading, skipping the details.
- 2.
覆盖液体表面的薄层
a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
- 3.
撇取的行为。
The act of skimming.
- 4.
快速浏览或略读
reading or glancing through quickly
- 5.
撇取出来的东西。
That which is skimmed off.
- 6.
在交易入账前从企业偷钱的行为,以避免被发现。
Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
浮沫；表面薄层；撇出物；（未入账的）侵吞；贪污；粗略阅读,跳过细节。；覆盖液体表面的薄层；撇取的行为。
用法In use
I gave the contract a quick skim before signing it.
用法提示：这里的 skim 是名词，表示“快速浏览、略读”，与 give 搭配。
She had a skim through the magazine while waiting for the bus.
用法提示：这里的 skim 是名词，与 have 搭配，表示“翻阅、浏览”。
A quick skim of the instructions helped me set up the printer.
用法提示：这里的 skim 是名词，表示“快速浏览”，后接 of 说明浏览对象。
there was a thin skim of oil on the water
a skim through/over sth
指粗略、快速地阅读，忽略细节。
I had a quick skim through the report before the meeting.
开会前我快速浏览了一下报告。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a quick skim
- 快速浏览
- I had a quick skim of the report before the meeting.会议前我快速浏览了一下报告。
- skim reading
- 略读
- Skim reading is a useful skill for exams.略读是应对考试的一项有用技能。
- a thin skim of
- 薄薄的一层
- A thin skim of ice formed on the pond.池塘上结了一层薄薄的冰。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- skim the surface
- 只触及表面；浅尝辄止Her essay only skims the surface of this complex topic.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把表面一层轻轻撇过：读文章只抓大意，像撇去牛奶上的奶油，记住skim是“略读、撇去表面”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：reading and study、cooking and dairy、business and finance 该词的名词语体随义项变化：表示“浏览、略读”时多用于口语；表示“浮沫、表层”时是较中性的日常表达；表示“（入账前）侵吞”则比较常见于财经或法律语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
有复数形式，指液体表面的薄层或不同液体的表面层
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：slim、swim、trim 与 skim 重读元音和尾音相同（/ɪm/），拼写都以 -im 结尾。注意以 ski- 开头的形近词：skin、skip 的元音 /ɪ/ 相同，但尾音分别为 /n/ 和 /p/，不押韵；ski 发 /skiː/，元音不同。别让拼写误导你。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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