skim

read, devour, scan, skim

这些动词均有“读、阅读”之意。
read: 最普通用词，含义广泛。既指朗读又可指默读。
devour: 指贪婪地读，暗含对某些作者或作品迷恋之义。
scan: 指快速扫视文章等以抓其要旨或找寻某一具体信息。
skim: 指略读或浏览。

名词 skim:

1. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
2. reading or glancing through quickly
   同义词：skimming

动词 skim:

1. travel on the surface of water
   同义词：plane
2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
   同义词：skim over
3. examine hastily
   同义词：scan, rake, glance over, run down
4. cause to skip over a surface
   同义词：skip, skitter
5. coat (a liquid) with a layer
6. remove from the surface
   同义词：skim off, cream off, cream
7. read superficially
   同义词：skim over

形容词 skim:

1. used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
   同义词：skimmed

1. She skim the soup to remove most of the fat.
   她撇去了汤上的大部分浮油。
2. The hovercraft is able to skim over the water.
   气垫船能掠过水面飞速行驶。
3. A seagull skims the water.
   海鸥掠过水面。
4. It took me an hour to skim the book.
   我花了一小时把这本书浏览了一遍。