skim·ming /ˈskɪmɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU] the crime of using a card reader (=machine that checks the details on a credit card or debit card) to get private information about someone’s credit card in order to steal money from them 侧录,滑卡〔用读卡器盗取信用卡或借记卡上的私人信息来偷钱的犯罪行为〕