| 单词 | skim |
| 释义 | skim skim // verb [+ obj] (-mm-)
1 ( to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time: She'd been skimming money from the store's accounts for years. 2 ( to illegally copy information that is stored electronically on a credit card in order to use it without the owner's permission: I think my credit card was skimmed at a gas station. IDIOMS skim the market (Marketing ) to set the price for a new product high at first in order to make as much profit as possible and then lower it gradually to attract more customers, for example when other companies create competition: Some drug companies skim the market, so only the rich can afford to buy drugs. PHRASAL VERBS skim sth/sb off to remove the most valuable part of sth for yourself, often in an unfair way: Too many employers skim off profits while not paying their workers enough. Each company at the recruitment fair is trying to skim off the most talented graduates. |
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