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scum/skʌm/ n. & v.●n. 1 a layer of dirt, froth, or impurities etc. forming at the top of liquid, esp. in boiling or fermentation (尤指煮沸或发酵时的)浮渣；浮垢；泡沫 2 (foll. by 后跟 of) the most worthless part of something 最无价值的部分 3 colloq. a worthless person or group. [口]无用之人；渣滓 ●v. (scummed, scumming) 1 tr. remove scum from; skim 除去，撇去(浮渣、浮沫等) 2 tr. be or form a scum on 形成浮沫(浮渣等) 3 intr. (of a liquid) develop scum (液体)起泡沫，起浮沫 □ scummy adj. (scummier, scummiest)[Middle English via Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schūm from Germanic] |