глагол 1) снимать (накипь и т. п.) Например: to skim milk — снимать сливки с молока to skim the cream off — снимать сливки [в прямом и переносном значении] 2) едва касаться, нестись, скользить (по чему-либо) Например: The speedboat was skimming the waves. — Моторная лодка неслась по волнам. Look at the way those insects skim over the water! — Взгляните, как эти насекомые скользят по воде! 3) (skim over / through) поверхностно знакомиться (с чем-либо), бегло просматривать (что-либо) Например: I've only had time to skim over the plans for the new buildings. — У меня хватило времени только бегло ознакомиться с проектами новых зданий.
1) тонкий слой; плёнка 2) пена; накипь; снимать пену или накипь 3) дросс; шлак; снимать дроссы; спускать [скачивать] шлак 4) снятый верхний слой; снимать верхний слой 5) хальмоза, стекольная пена; хальмовать, удалять стекольную пену 6) тонкий слой, тонкий штрих (получаемый на клеепромазочной машине) 7) лёгкая фракция; отбирать [отгонять] лёгкие фракции
I. verb (skimmed; skimming) Etymology: Middle English skymmen, skemen, probably from Anglo-French escumer, from escume foam, scum, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schum scum — more at scum transitive verb 1. a. to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance Example: skim boiling syrup b. to remove (as film or scum) from the surface of a liquid c. to remove cream from by skimming d. to remove the best or most easily obtainable contents from 2. to read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly; especially to glance through (as a book) for the chief ideas or the plot 3. to throw in a gliding path; especially to throw so as to ricochet along the surface of water 4. to cover with or as if with a film, scum, or coat 5. to pass swiftly or lightly over 6. a. to remove or conceal (as a portion of casino profits) to avoid payment of taxes b. embezzle Example: skimming money from employee pension plans intransitive verb 1. a. to pass lightly or hastily; glide or skip along, above, or near a surface b. to give a cursory glance, consideration, or reading 2. to become coated with a thin layer of film or scum 3. to put on a finishing coat of plaster 4. to embezzle money II. noun 1. a thin layer, coating, or film 2. the act of skimming 3. something skimmed; specifically skim milk III. adjective 1. having the cream removed by skimming 2. made of skim milk Example: skim cheese
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