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scumBrE /skʌm/NAmE /skʌm/ noun [U, sing.] a layer of bubbles or an unpleasant substance that forms on the surface of a liquid 浮沫；浮垢；浮渣◆Skim off any scum. 撇净浮沫。◆stinking water covered by a thick green scum 盖着厚厚一层绿色浮垢的臭水 [U, pl.] (informal) an insulting word for people that you strongly disapprove of （骂人的话）渣滓，败类◆Don't waste your sympathy on scum like that. 对这样的渣滓你没必要同情。◆Drug dealers are the scum of the earth (= the worst people there are). 毒品贩子是社会渣滓。▸ scummy BrE /ˈskʌmi/NAmE /ˈskʌmi/ adjective◆scummy water 有浮垢的水◆scummy people dropping litter 不讲公德、乱丢杂物的人 |