Skimming
['skɪmɪŋ]
解释:
(noun.) failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it.
(noun.) the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid.
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解释:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skim
(n.) The act of one who skims.
(n.) That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth.
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例句:
- But ere the words had passed his lips she was across the snowy road, rather skimming than wading the drifts. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The wind blew roughly, the wet squalls came rattling past them, skimming the pools on the road and pavement, and raining them down into the river. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- During our stay at Naples, we often returned to this cave, sometimes alone, skimming the sun-lit sea, and each time added to our store. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Then the airship began to descend, taking the circles easily, and finally skimming down to the ground. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- They have a peculiar and mysterious power of skimming out of rooms, which other mortals possess not. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The ancient methods of simply melting and skimming the bullion dross have been superseded. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
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