skim
英 [skɪm]
美 [skɪm]
- vt.かすめる；浮きをかすめる；表面をかすめる；取り除く；（脱税目的で）（収入の一部を）隠す
- vi. 一瞥する；かすめる
- n. スキミングする; スキミングされたもの; 表面; 隠された収入
- adj.表面からかすめ取られる；表面層
英語の語源
- skim
- skim: see scum
- skim (v.)
- early 15c. (skimmer, the utensil, is attested from late 14c.), "to clear (a liquid) from matter floating on the surface, lift the scum from," from Old French escumer "remove scum," from escume (Modern French écume) "scum," from a Germanic source (compare Old High German scum "scum," German Schaum; see scum). Meaning "to throw (a stone) so as to skip across the surface of (water) is from 1610s. Meaning "to move lightly and rapidly over the surface of" is from 1650s, from the motion involved in skimming liquid; that of "to glance over carelessly" (in reference to printed matter) recorded by 1799. Related: Skimmed; skimming.
例文
- 1. Skim off the fat.
- グリースをすくい取る。
- 2. Skim off any scum.
- アク抜き。
- 3. Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
- ジャムのアクをすくい、冷やします。
＜dl>＜dt＞4.It 's important for you to skim through the text.- テキストを閲覧することはあなたにとって重要です。
- 5.It took me an hour to skim the book.
- 1時間かけてこの本をざっと読んだ。
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