1.First, by using systematic skimming—having a look at the title, back cover, contents, and preface.

首先，通过系统性地略读（这本书）了解它——查看标题、封底、目录和序言。

2.It was three o'clock, time for skimming.

现在是3点钟，到了该撇牛奶的时间了。

3.So is that why you started skimming?

所以开始偷藏吗？

4.For me, skimming espresso massively reduces the bitterness.

对我来说，脱脂浓缩咖可以大大减少苦味。

5.Think of skimming through text when you read out loud.

想象在大声朗读的情况下浏览文本。

6.After milking and skimming, all the dairy people went outside.

挤完又撇完牛奶之后，所有奶场的人都出去了。

7.I watched many seabirds skimming the waves looking for food.

我看到许多海鸟掠过波浪寻食物。

8.By coincident, he met Tom, who was skimming the latest newspaper.

很巧，他遇见了汤姆，他正在浏览最新的报纸。

9.I'm not feeling guilty for skimming or for not finishing one.

我不会略读或没有读完而感到内疚。

10.His face drifted to the side, his nose skimming across my collarbone.

他的脸慢慢地向下移，他的鼻子轻轻擦过了我的锁骨。

11.Did you out find these cops were skimming from the fund and you blackmailed them?

发现这些警察从基金拿到钱, 想勒索他们？

12.'I must go skimming, ' she said, Together they went to the milk-house.

“我得去撇牛奶了，”她说。于是他们一起去了牛奶贮藏室。

13.Skimming along on his back, he's trying to trap the fish just beneath the surface.

他仰泳滑行，试图捕捉水面下的鱼。

14.My incredulity was submerged in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines.

我的怀疑此刻已化惊奇。这好像是匆匆忙忙翻阅十几本杂志一样。

15.In fact, the Nautilus was skimming only ten meters over the soil of these Atlantis plains.

现在，诺第留斯号在仅距大西洋洲平原地面十米的水层行驶。

16.According to one study, such professionals spend an average of 7.4 seconds skimming a job application.

根据一项研究，这些专业人士平均花费7.4秒浏览一份工作申请。

17.Some do this all at once because they dive into the Sun, skimming our star's surface.

有些则会“一步到位”，它们掠过了我们恒星的表面，直接冲入太阳之中。

18.In the vintage store, she moves through the decades herself, skimming confidently through things of the past.

在古董店，她自己走过几十年，自信地浏览着过去的事情。

19.The very volume is having negative effects because to absorb that much, there's a propensity towards skimming.

数量本身就产生了负面影响，了吸收大量信息，人们倾向于略读。

20.Skimming may seem like a terrible way to learn, but it plays an important role in the learning process.

略读似乎是一种很差劲的学习方式，但在学习过程中却发挥着重要作用。