LEARNit Dictionary

skim

verb

to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid

چربی گرفتن, کف گرفتن, چربی برداشتن

to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or only touching it occasionally; to make something do this

رد شدن از روی سطح, سبک عبور کردن, سطحی رد شدن, حرکت تند و سبک

We watched the birds skimming over the lake.

We skimmed across the water in a small sailing boat.

(figurative)His eyes skimmed over her face.

The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.

(figurative)This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.

(British English)Small boys were skimming stones across the water.

see also skip

to read something quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points

مرور سریع کردن, نگاه گذرا داشتن, سرسری خواندن, بررسی اجمالی کردن

He skimmed through the article trying to find his name.

I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.

I skimmed the list until I found my name.

to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time

دزدیدن پول به مرور, اختلاس جزئی, دزدیدن مبلغ کم به طور مداوم, اختلاس خرد, سرقت تدریجی, دزدیدن پول کم به طور مکرر, کسر پول به طور پنهانی, برداشت وجوه کم به مرور

She’d been skimming money from the store’s accounts for years.

to illegally copy electronic information from a credit card in order to use it without the owner’s permission

دزدیدن اطلاعات کارت اعتباری, کارت‌برداری غیرمجاز, کپی‌برداری غیرمجاز

It is estimated that skimming now accounts for almost 50% of credit card fraud.