[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)
[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。