
英:/'skʌm/ 美:/'skʌm/
浮渣
過去式:scummed 過去分詞:scummed 現在分詞:scumming 第三人稱單數:scums 複數:scum
n. 浮渣;泡沫;糟粕;渣滓;敗類
vi. 産生泡沫;被浮渣覆蓋
vt. 将浮渣去除掉
After the disinfectant is introduced, the surface of the liquid scummed.
導入消毒劑後,液體表面形成了浮沫。
The gray substance floating in the pan was blood scum from the meat.
漂浮在鍋裡的灰色物質是肉産生的血沫。
This man who betrayed his friends and family was a complete scum.
這個背叛朋友和家庭的男人就是一個十足的人渣。
Don't waste your sympathy on scum like that.
對這樣的人渣你沒必要同情
Those scammers are the scum of the earth. Preying on the most vulnerable like that!
那幫騙子都是一群敗類。專挑最易受害的人群下手!
Someone had scrawled Scum on his car.
有人已在他的車上塗寫了“人渣”字樣。
Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
撇去果醬上的浮沫,讓它冷卻。
She never would have even spoken to scum like him when Mom was alive.
媽媽活着的時候她是絕不會和像他這樣令人厭惡的人說話的。
I detect the presence of scum.
我監測到有人渣的存在。
If it's really cool we say, uh, scum.
如果确實是酷,我們得說,嗨,就是賤。
n.|bubble/foam/yeast;浮渣;泡沫;糟粕
"scum" 是一個多義詞,其含義根據語境可分為物理和比喻兩類:
物理含義
指液體表面漂浮的泡沫、浮渣或雜質,常見于工業或自然場景。例如:煮沸的牛奶表面的薄膜、污水處理池中的油脂層。該詞源自古英語 "scumian",意為"起泡沫"。
比喻含義
描述被社會普遍厭惡的群體或個體,帶有強烈貶義。例如:媒體用"scum of society"指代犯罪分子。英國作家莎士比亞在《麥克白》中曾用"scum"比喻道德敗壞者。
常見搭配
● 動詞搭配:form scum(形成浮渣)、skim off scum(撇去浮沫)
● 名詞搭配:pond scum(池塘浮藻)、social scum(社會渣滓)
同義詞辨析
●Dregs:側重"殘留物",如咖啡渣(coffee dregs)
●Refuse:中性詞,指廢棄物
●Vermin:特指有害生物(如老鼠),引申義與"scum"相近但更具攻擊性
實際用例
● 環境科學文獻記載:"Algal scum reduces oxygen levels in water bodies"(藻類浮渣降低水體含氧量)
● 英國《衛報》在2023年報道中批評網絡暴力者:"These trolls are the scum of the internet"
scum 是一個多義詞,具體含義需結合語境理解:
物理形态
指液體表面形成的浮渣/泡沫,常見于煮沸液體(如湯、金屬熔液)或靜置水體表面。例如:
動詞用法
社會貶義
指卑劣之人/社會渣滓,帶有強烈負面色彩。例如:
文化隱喻
可形容無價值或有害的事物,如"糟粕"(worthless people/impurities)
如需更多例句或發音細節,可參考牛津、柯林斯等權威詞典來源。
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