skim

すれすれを飛ぶ、表面を滑る

表面を、またはそのすぐ上を、軽やかに素早く進む。

やさしい英語で： To move quickly and lightly across or just above a surface.

• Birds skimmed the water.
• The boat skims across the waves.
• We watched swallows skimming just above the grass.

使い方： skim over/across something (The birds skimmed across the lake.)

類義語： glide, slide

よく使う表現： skim the surface, skim over something, skim across something

あくを取る、上澄みをすくう

液体の表面に浮いた脂や泡などを取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To remove fat, foam, or other material from the top of a liquid.

• Skim the soup before serving.
• She skimmed the fat off the broth.
• Use a spoon to skim away any foam.

使い方： skim something off something (Skim the fat off the soup.); skim something from something (She skimmed the foam from the stock.)

類義語： remove, scoop off

よく使う表現： skim off fat, skim the soup, skim off foam

水面で跳ねさせる、水切りをする

平たい物を投げ、水面で何度も跳ねさせる。

やさしい英語で： To throw a flat object so that it bounces several times across water.

• We skimmed stones on the lake.
• Can you skim this flat pebble across the water?
• She spent the afternoon skimming stones from the riverbank.

使い方： skim something across something (He skimmed a stone across the pond.)

類義語： skip

よく使う表現： skim stones, skim a pebble, skim across water

跳ね返る

表面に当たり、斜めの方向に跳ね返る。

やさしい英語で： To hit a surface and bounce away from it at an angle.

• The ball skimmed off the wall.
• A stone skimmed off the pavement and struck the fence.
• The shot skimmed off a metal beam.

使い方： skim off something (The bullet skimmed off the rock.)

類義語： ricochet, glance, bounce off

よく使う表現： skim off something, skim off the wall