The ability of today's insects to skim the surface of water is thought to be a modern invention.

这种昆虫在水面上滑行的能力一直被认为是在现代才有的。

These, of course, are just examples and only skim the surface.

这些其实只是些例子，当然也只是冰山一角。

Minor surface flaws are easily fixed with a skim of filler. Apply the filler smoothly with a plastic spreader.

表面上的小瑕疵只要刮平就可以轻易修复。再用一块塑料板把补土涂抹均匀。

In a sign of some potentially good news, Allen said hundreds of boats deployed to skim oil from the Gulf surface were having trouble finding any.

已经有了好消息的迹象。Allen称在海湾布置的数百条清油船已经很难找到石油。

You should only skim the water surface.

你应该只掠过水面。

A motorboat designed so that the prow and much of the hull lift out of the water and skim the surface at high speeds.

水上滑行艇一种机动船，设计使船头及船身很大一部分露出水面，船可以高速滑过水平面。

They prefer to skim the surface of many things, then to get deeply involved in one interest.

他们宁愿掬表面的东西多了，然后深深介入其中得到利益。

The Engineer is a multi-purpose construction, repair, capture and reclamation unit. It is amphibious and can skim across the water's surface to construct naval facilities.

工程车是一个集建筑，修理，俘获和回收于一体的多功能单位。它是水陆两栖的，可以掠过水面建造海军设施。

This product is suitable for aluminum alloy, galvanized, cold rolled steel parts skim the surface of the water-soluble metal composition.

本品适用于铝合金件、镀锌件、冷轧钢板件金属表面脱脂的水溶性组合物。

Cats don't bend their tongues to drink like dogs. Cats use less momentum and a more gentle action. They just skim, or barely touch, the surface of the water to drink it.

而猫不需要像狗一样弯曲舌头，它们通过较小的动量，采取更轻柔的行动：只是舔一下水的表面喝水。

Gliding boats skim the surface rather than cut through the water.

滑行船掠过水面而不是破水前进。

However sound the arguments may be, they only skim the surface of the problem.

然而，无论这些论据多么有力，他们只触及问题的表面。

But suppose a beam were to skim across the surface of the rotating platform.

但是假设一束光从那个转动的平台上擦过。

Strain the sauce and skim away any fat that rises to the surface.

把酱汁滤一下，然后撇去浮在上面的油脂。

When you skim milk you take the thin layer of cream off the surface.

撇牛乳就是把牛乳表面上薄薄一层的奶油撇去。