skim

1. V-T If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. 撇去 (液体表面的浮物)

Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface. 今天汹涌的海浪使特别装备的船只无法撇去浮在水面上的石油。

2. V-T/V-I If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it. 掠过

...seagulls skimming the waves. …掠过海浪的海鸥。

3. V-T/V-I If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly. 略读; 浏览

He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully. 他很快浏览了几页，然后又仔细地读了一遍。