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skim

/skIm/
verb (-mm-)
1 [+object]
mengambil lemak, krim, dll. dari permukaan suatu cairan

[+ (sth off/from)]
Skim the scum off the milk.
Ambillah kotoran di permukaan susu itu.

skim the fat from the surface of the meat
mengambil lemak dari atas permukaan daging
He skimmed the leaves from the swimming-pool.
Dia mengambil dedaunan dari permukaan kolam renang itu.

2 [tidak ada pasif]
meluncur di atas suatu permukaan dengan tidak menyentuhnya atau dengan sedikit menyentuhnya; membuat sst melakukan hal yg demikian
[+ (along, over, etc.) sth]

[-object]
The birds were skimming over the river.
Burung2 meluncur di atas sungai.
[+object] (kiasan)
The speedboat is skimming the waves.
Perahu cepat itu sedang meluncur di atas ombak.
[+object] (kiasan)
The discussion did not skim the surface of the subject.
Diskusi itu tidak menyentuh permukaan dari subjék itu.
[+object] (UK)
The children were skimming stones/pebbles across the water.
Anak2 melémpar dan meluncurkan batu / batu kerikil menyeberang di atas air.
→ lihat juga skip
3 membaca sepintas lalu utk mencari informasi tertentu
(syn scan)

[+object]
[+ (through/over) sth]
He skimmed through chapter five to find the information.
Dia membaca sepintas lalu bab lima utk menemukan informasi itu.
▪ [+object]
He usually skims the front page of the newspaper.
Dia biasanya membaca sekilas halaman depan surat kabar itu.
4 [+object] (informal)
mencuri uang sedikit2 dl waktu yg lama
5 [+/-object]
menyalin data éléktronik dari kartu krédit utk menyalahgunakannya
PHR v
| skim sth/
sb off
(a) mengambil bagian terbaik dari sst atau pemain terbaik utk diri Anda, biasanya secara tidak adil

The coach skimmed off a few good players.
Pelatih itu mengambil beberapa pemain yg bagus dengan cara yg tidak adil.
(b) mengambil uang secara curang

My business partner skimmed off the profits.
Mitra bisnis saya mengambil keuntungan secara curang.

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