What is '훑어보다' called in English?

'훑어보다' in English is called "Skim". Skim refers to: 글이나 책 등을 자세히 읽지 않고 대강 빨리 읽다.

How do you pronounce 'Skim' and '훑어보다'?

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English: "She had to skim the report before the meeting." | Korean: "그녀는 회의 전에 보고서를 훑어봐야 했다."

verb

English to Korean Dictionary

훑어보다, 걷어내다, 스치다

훑어보다 in English:skim

Phonetic:훌떠보다

Quick Answer • 요약

skim의 한국어 뜻은 훑어보다, 걷어내다, 스치다입니다. (글이나 책 등을 자세히 읽지 않고 대강 빨리 읽다.)

1
verb
훑어보다
To read something quickly to get the main points without studying it in detail.
글이나 책 등을 자세히 읽지 않고 대강 빨리 읽다.
2
verb
걷어내다
To remove a substance, such as cream or fat, from the surface of a liquid.
액체 표면에 떠 있는 기름이나 크림 따위를 걷어내다.
3
verb
스치다
To move quickly and lightly over a surface, barely touching it.
표면을 빠르게, 가볍게 스치듯이 지나가다.

business

“She had to skim the report before the meeting.”

그녀는 회의 전에 보고서를 훑어봐야 했다.

casual

“He used a spoon to skim the fat off the soup.”

그는 숟가락으로 수프의 기름을 걷어냈다.

casual

“The stone seemed to skim across the water.”

돌이 물 위를 스치는 것처럼 보였다.

In English:

scanglance over

In English:

perusestudy

past tenseskimmed

present participleskimming

agent nounskimmer

skim throughphrasal_verb

To read something quickly to get the main points.

skim off the topidiom

To take the best or most profitable part of something.

skim milkcollocation

Milk from which the cream has been removed.