scum

scum
noun
  1. [mass noun]a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid
    浮垢,浮渣
    green scum found on stagnant pools.
    积水潭表面发现的绿色浮垢。
    ■(informal)a worthless or contemptible person or group of people
    (非正式)渣滓,(一群)卑贱的人
    you drug dealers are the scum of the earth.
    你们毒贩是社会的渣滓。
(scummed, scumming)
  1. [withobj.]form a layer of dirt or froth on (a liquid)
    形成浮垢(或浮渣)
    litter scummed the surface of the water.
    乱扔的杂物在水面形成浮渣。
    ■[no obj.](of a liquid) become covered with a layer of dirt or froth
    (液体)覆盖着浮渣(或浮垢)
    the lagoon scummed over.
    礁湖盖满了浮垢。
派生
scummy
( scummier, scummiest)
adjective(scummier, scummiest)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schūm, of Germanic origin
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