[] (-mm-) () to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time（长期）盗取（小数额资金）◆She'd been skimming money from the store's accounts for years.她多年来一直从商店的账上一点一点地窃取金钱。 () to illegally copy information that is stored electronically on a credit card in order to use it without the owner's permission非法窃取（信用卡电子信息）◆I think my credit card was skimmed at a gas station.我觉得我的信用卡信息是在加油站被盗的。●skim the ˈmarket () 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采用撇脂式定价法◆Some drug companies skim the market, so only the rich can afford to buy drugs.某些制药公司采用撇脂式定价法，因此只有富人才能买得起药。●ˌskim sth/sb ˈoffto remove the most valuable part of sth for yourself, often in an unfair way捞取（精华部分）◆Too many employers skim off profits while not paying their workers enough.有太多的雇主都最大限度地攫取利润，仅向工人支付低额薪水。