a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid
浮垢,浮渣
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green scum found on stagnant pools .积水潭表面发现的绿色浮垢。
〈非 正式〉 渣滓,(一群)卑贱的人
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you drug dealers are the scum of the earth .你们毒贩是社会的渣滓。
form a layer of dirt or froth on (a liquid)
形成浮垢(或浮渣)
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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)
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the lagoon scummed over .礁湖上漂满了浮垢。
"Middle English:from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch