Definition of pond scum in English:

pond scum

noun

mass nounNorth American

1A mass of algae forming a green film on the surface of stagnant water.
〈北美〉水华，（死水水面上形成的）绿藻（层）
Example sentencesExamples
- In the water were swarms of bacteria and archaea (ancient microorganisms that often thrive in tough places), as many as a few million per ounce - perhaps not as crowded as pond scum, but similar to the density near the seafloor.
- How is it that life has evolved through all those elements and molecules and generations and pond scum and animals to us.
- Algae, or pond scum, can smell bad, give water an unpleasant taste and make the water murky.
- Bacteria and Archaea look very much alike and, prior to genetic sequencing, they were classified together even though their genes now tell us they are as different as elephants and pond scum - maybe more so.
- In 1984 at Berkeley, Greider discovered telomerase - an enzyme that extends the end of a chromosome - in pond scum.
- In other words, man is really nothing more than a biological machine - complex, to be sure, but nonetheless pond scum shaped by blind natural forces.
- If atheists believe they are just rearranged pond scum, and that there is no absolute moral lawgiver, then on what grounds can they justify truth-telling?
- Mine was in a situation we have probably all looked at and gone ‘Yuk! - A pond scum dive.’
- The fourth kind to be mentioned here is blue-green algae, probably the worst when it comes to pond scum.
- The conquest or conquests of the land by the green algae is the starting point of the story, but my presentation has to begin with some attitude adjustments, because the algae are known as the seaweeds and as pond scum and as frog spittle.
- Beyond this, you'll marvel at how the massive swamp set was fabricated, from the largest twisted tree down to the prevalent pond scum.
- Because the Bible is historical truth, we can know that pandas have not been in existence for millions of years, nor are they descended from primeval pond scum which supposedly sprang to life by chance, billions of years ago.
- This includes Adam himself, who was created directly by God, not through a long line of ape-like ancestors or pond scum.
- Other forms of energy production are examined including wind, hydro, biomass, solar and even microbes that can eat carbon and turn it into energy, as well as hydrogen-belching pond scum!
- The entire basis for evolution is that, untold millions of years ago, life began spontaneously from primordial pond scum.
- If we are simply rearranged pond scum as evolution teaches, then morality is just an illusion-just particular motions of electrons in our brain which gave our alleged ape-like ancestors a survival advantage.
- If, as they almost certainly believe, we're all just rearranged pond scum, the products of survival of the fittest, then they would have no basis for a consistent moral code.
- Despite the poor visibility, Earle and her fellow pond scum enthusiasts surfaced with no dire infections and a nice list of aquatic species.
- The issue is, as always, not to be misled by the ‘psychological link’ between such terms and the idea that pond scum has turned into pelicans, palm trees and politicians.
- Others may be concerned at the breakdown of ethics, so it would be appropriate to ask how ethics can be justified if we are just rearranged pond scum.
1. 1.1informal A worthless or contemptible person or group of people.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's like ride operators are suddenly below pond scum and not even entitled to the basic human rights declared in the Geneva Convention Treaty.
  Because you're pond scum, David, now kindly go away.
  ‘Rand's theory, basically, is that most people are pond scum,’ reads the review of Ayn Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology.
  The short stroll to the car took us past the local boozery outside which a group of Hackett wearing pond scum was guzzling pints of the old wife-beater in the hot sunshine.
  I've got a younger brother and sister, and he treats all of us like pond scum.
  Or worse, the way Bonds treated them like so much pond scum.
  I guess the Liberal party is a perfect natural habitat for pond scum like him.
  Because my parents were good upstanding people and not a low life pond scum like your father, yeah.
  O'Reilly is a coward and a liar and works for pond scum.
  ‘I always knew you were pond scum,’ she told him.
  Not many journalists - pond scum in the popular mind - earn themselves a tribute on the floor of the US Senate on their passing.
  I think he probably broke some world record for making novice playwrights feel like pond scum.
  The beatings, the verbal abuse, after every time he felt like pond scum.
  They don't have to be treated like pond scum by some two-bit organization.
  Show any of this to an experienced old-school gum printer and they will tell you that it is nonsense and furthermore, you are pond scum for believing any of this obvious malarkey.
  The men who kill Americans for cash are pond scum, not soldiers in a wider people's war.
  Though Jack's behaviour makes him only slightly better than pond scum, his plight is not a wholly ridiculous one.
  Then you are going to have to start jailing the names of the upper crust and lower pond scum masquerading as upper crust.
  I am sick to death of deposed pond scum being allowed to mouth off in the dock to their hearts' content.
  She rarely thought of Wes, because she had convinced herself that he was something lesser than pond scum, and above all else, a guy.
  Synonyms
  despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, vermin, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society

Definition of pond scum in US English:

pond scum

noun

North American

1A mass of algae forming a green film on the surface of stagnant water.
〈北美〉水华，（死水水面上形成的）绿藻（层）
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1984 at Berkeley, Greider discovered telomerase - an enzyme that extends the end of a chromosome - in pond scum.
- Because the Bible is historical truth, we can know that pandas have not been in existence for millions of years, nor are they descended from primeval pond scum which supposedly sprang to life by chance, billions of years ago.
- If we are simply rearranged pond scum as evolution teaches, then morality is just an illusion-just particular motions of electrons in our brain which gave our alleged ape-like ancestors a survival advantage.
- If atheists believe they are just rearranged pond scum, and that there is no absolute moral lawgiver, then on what grounds can they justify truth-telling?
- Despite the poor visibility, Earle and her fellow pond scum enthusiasts surfaced with no dire infections and a nice list of aquatic species.
- Algae, or pond scum, can smell bad, give water an unpleasant taste and make the water murky.
- This includes Adam himself, who was created directly by God, not through a long line of ape-like ancestors or pond scum.
- If, as they almost certainly believe, we're all just rearranged pond scum, the products of survival of the fittest, then they would have no basis for a consistent moral code.
- Mine was in a situation we have probably all looked at and gone ‘Yuk! - A pond scum dive.’
- The issue is, as always, not to be misled by the ‘psychological link’ between such terms and the idea that pond scum has turned into pelicans, palm trees and politicians.
- Bacteria and Archaea look very much alike and, prior to genetic sequencing, they were classified together even though their genes now tell us they are as different as elephants and pond scum - maybe more so.
- The fourth kind to be mentioned here is blue-green algae, probably the worst when it comes to pond scum.
- Beyond this, you'll marvel at how the massive swamp set was fabricated, from the largest twisted tree down to the prevalent pond scum.
- The entire basis for evolution is that, untold millions of years ago, life began spontaneously from primordial pond scum.
- In the water were swarms of bacteria and archaea (ancient microorganisms that often thrive in tough places), as many as a few million per ounce - perhaps not as crowded as pond scum, but similar to the density near the seafloor.
- Other forms of energy production are examined including wind, hydro, biomass, solar and even microbes that can eat carbon and turn it into energy, as well as hydrogen-belching pond scum!
- The conquest or conquests of the land by the green algae is the starting point of the story, but my presentation has to begin with some attitude adjustments, because the algae are known as the seaweeds and as pond scum and as frog spittle.
- Others may be concerned at the breakdown of ethics, so it would be appropriate to ask how ethics can be justified if we are just rearranged pond scum.
- How is it that life has evolved through all those elements and molecules and generations and pond scum and animals to us.
- In other words, man is really nothing more than a biological machine - complex, to be sure, but nonetheless pond scum shaped by blind natural forces.
1. 1.1informal A person or thing perceived as worthless or contemptible.
  〈非正式〉人渣；垃圾
  Example sentencesExamples
  She rarely thought of Wes, because she had convinced herself that he was something lesser than pond scum, and above all else, a guy.
  ‘I always knew you were pond scum,’ she told him.
  Because my parents were good upstanding people and not a low life pond scum like your father, yeah.
  ‘Rand's theory, basically, is that most people are pond scum,’ reads the review of Ayn Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology.
  The short stroll to the car took us past the local boozery outside which a group of Hackett wearing pond scum was guzzling pints of the old wife-beater in the hot sunshine.
  Or worse, the way Bonds treated them like so much pond scum.
  Though Jack's behaviour makes him only slightly better than pond scum, his plight is not a wholly ridiculous one.
  O'Reilly is a coward and a liar and works for pond scum.
  Because you're pond scum, David, now kindly go away.
  I am sick to death of deposed pond scum being allowed to mouth off in the dock to their hearts' content.
  I think he probably broke some world record for making novice playwrights feel like pond scum.
  I guess the Liberal party is a perfect natural habitat for pond scum like him.
  Show any of this to an experienced old-school gum printer and they will tell you that it is nonsense and furthermore, you are pond scum for believing any of this obvious malarkey.
  It's like ride operators are suddenly below pond scum and not even entitled to the basic human rights declared in the Geneva Convention Treaty.
  The men who kill Americans for cash are pond scum, not soldiers in a wider people's war.
  They don't have to be treated like pond scum by some two-bit organization.
  The beatings, the verbal abuse, after every time he felt like pond scum.
  Then you are going to have to start jailing the names of the upper crust and lower pond scum masquerading as upper crust.
  I've got a younger brother and sister, and he treats all of us like pond scum.
  Not many journalists - pond scum in the popular mind - earn themselves a tribute on the floor of the US Senate on their passing.
  Synonyms
  despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, vermin, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society

词汇	pond scum
释义	Definition of pond scum in English: pond scum noun mass nounNorth American 1A mass of algae forming a green film on the surface of stagnant water. 〈北美〉水华，（死水水面上形成的）绿藻（层） Example sentencesExamples In the water were swarms of bacteria and archaea (ancient microorganisms that often thrive in tough places), as many as a few million per ounce - perhaps not as crowded as pond scum, but similar to the density near the seafloor. How is it that life has evolved through all those elements and molecules and generations and pond scum and animals to us. Algae, or pond scum, can smell bad, give water an unpleasant taste and make the water murky. Bacteria and Archaea look very much alike and, prior to genetic sequencing, they were classified together even though their genes now tell us they are as different as elephants and pond scum - maybe more so. In 1984 at Berkeley, Greider discovered telomerase - an enzyme that extends the end of a chromosome - in pond scum. In other words, man is really nothing more than a biological machine - complex, to be sure, but nonetheless pond scum shaped by blind natural forces. If atheists believe they are just rearranged pond scum, and that there is no absolute moral lawgiver, then on what grounds can they justify truth-telling? Mine was in a situation we have probably all looked at and gone ‘Yuk! - A pond scum dive.’ The fourth kind to be mentioned here is blue-green algae, probably the worst when it comes to pond scum. The conquest or conquests of the land by the green algae is the starting point of the story, but my presentation has to begin with some attitude adjustments, because the algae are known as the seaweeds and as pond scum and as frog spittle. Beyond this, you'll marvel at how the massive swamp set was fabricated, from the largest twisted tree down to the prevalent pond scum. Because the Bible is historical truth, we can know that pandas have not been in existence for millions of years, nor are they descended from primeval pond scum which supposedly sprang to life by chance, billions of years ago. This includes Adam himself, who was created directly by God, not through a long line of ape-like ancestors or pond scum. Other forms of energy production are examined including wind, hydro, biomass, solar and even microbes that can eat carbon and turn it into energy, as well as hydrogen-belching pond scum! The entire basis for evolution is that, untold millions of years ago, life began spontaneously from primordial pond scum. If we are simply rearranged pond scum as evolution teaches, then morality is just an illusion-just particular motions of electrons in our brain which gave our alleged ape-like ancestors a survival advantage. If, as they almost certainly believe, we're all just rearranged pond scum, the products of survival of the fittest, then they would have no basis for a consistent moral code. Despite the poor visibility, Earle and her fellow pond scum enthusiasts surfaced with no dire infections and a nice list of aquatic species. The issue is, as always, not to be misled by the ‘psychological link’ between such terms and the idea that pond scum has turned into pelicans, palm trees and politicians. Others may be concerned at the breakdown of ethics, so it would be appropriate to ask how ethics can be justified if we are just rearranged pond scum. 1.1informal A worthless or contemptible person or group of people. Example sentencesExamples It's like ride operators are suddenly below pond scum and not even entitled to the basic human rights declared in the Geneva Convention Treaty. Because you're pond scum, David, now kindly go away. ‘Rand's theory, basically, is that most people are pond scum,’ reads the review of Ayn Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. The short stroll to the car took us past the local boozery outside which a group of Hackett wearing pond scum was guzzling pints of the old wife-beater in the hot sunshine. I've got a younger brother and sister, and he treats all of us like pond scum. Or worse, the way Bonds treated them like so much pond scum. I guess the Liberal party is a perfect natural habitat for pond scum like him. Because my parents were good upstanding people and not a low life pond scum like your father, yeah. O'Reilly is a coward and a liar and works for pond scum. ‘I always knew you were pond scum,’ she told him. Not many journalists - pond scum in the popular mind - earn themselves a tribute on the floor of the US Senate on their passing. I think he probably broke some world record for making novice playwrights feel like pond scum. The beatings, the verbal abuse, after every time he felt like pond scum. They don't have to be treated like pond scum by some two-bit organization. Show any of this to an experienced old-school gum printer and they will tell you that it is nonsense and furthermore, you are pond scum for believing any of this obvious malarkey. The men who kill Americans for cash are pond scum, not soldiers in a wider people's war. Though Jack's behaviour makes him only slightly better than pond scum, his plight is not a wholly ridiculous one. Then you are going to have to start jailing the names of the upper crust and lower pond scum masquerading as upper crust. I am sick to death of deposed pond scum being allowed to mouth off in the dock to their hearts' content. She rarely thought of Wes, because she had convinced herself that he was something lesser than pond scum, and above all else, a guy. Synonyms despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, vermin, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society Definition of pond scum in US English: pond scum noun North American 1A mass of algae forming a green film on the surface of stagnant water. 〈北美〉水华，（死水水面上形成的）绿藻（层） Example sentencesExamples In 1984 at Berkeley, Greider discovered telomerase - an enzyme that extends the end of a chromosome - in pond scum. Because the Bible is historical truth, we can know that pandas have not been in existence for millions of years, nor are they descended from primeval pond scum which supposedly sprang to life by chance, billions of years ago. If we are simply rearranged pond scum as evolution teaches, then morality is just an illusion-just particular motions of electrons in our brain which gave our alleged ape-like ancestors a survival advantage. If atheists believe they are just rearranged pond scum, and that there is no absolute moral lawgiver, then on what grounds can they justify truth-telling? Despite the poor visibility, Earle and her fellow pond scum enthusiasts surfaced with no dire infections and a nice list of aquatic species. Algae, or pond scum, can smell bad, give water an unpleasant taste and make the water murky. This includes Adam himself, who was created directly by God, not through a long line of ape-like ancestors or pond scum. If, as they almost certainly believe, we're all just rearranged pond scum, the products of survival of the fittest, then they would have no basis for a consistent moral code. Mine was in a situation we have probably all looked at and gone ‘Yuk! - A pond scum dive.’ The issue is, as always, not to be misled by the ‘psychological link’ between such terms and the idea that pond scum has turned into pelicans, palm trees and politicians. Bacteria and Archaea look very much alike and, prior to genetic sequencing, they were classified together even though their genes now tell us they are as different as elephants and pond scum - maybe more so. The fourth kind to be mentioned here is blue-green algae, probably the worst when it comes to pond scum. Beyond this, you'll marvel at how the massive swamp set was fabricated, from the largest twisted tree down to the prevalent pond scum. The entire basis for evolution is that, untold millions of years ago, life began spontaneously from primordial pond scum. In the water were swarms of bacteria and archaea (ancient microorganisms that often thrive in tough places), as many as a few million per ounce - perhaps not as crowded as pond scum, but similar to the density near the seafloor. Other forms of energy production are examined including wind, hydro, biomass, solar and even microbes that can eat carbon and turn it into energy, as well as hydrogen-belching pond scum! The conquest or conquests of the land by the green algae is the starting point of the story, but my presentation has to begin with some attitude adjustments, because the algae are known as the seaweeds and as pond scum and as frog spittle. Others may be concerned at the breakdown of ethics, so it would be appropriate to ask how ethics can be justified if we are just rearranged pond scum. How is it that life has evolved through all those elements and molecules and generations and pond scum and animals to us. In other words, man is really nothing more than a biological machine - complex, to be sure, but nonetheless pond scum shaped by blind natural forces. 1.1informal A person or thing perceived as worthless or contemptible. 〈非正式〉人渣；垃圾 Example sentencesExamples She rarely thought of Wes, because she had convinced herself that he was something lesser than pond scum, and above all else, a guy. ‘I always knew you were pond scum,’ she told him. Because my parents were good upstanding people and not a low life pond scum like your father, yeah. ‘Rand's theory, basically, is that most people are pond scum,’ reads the review of Ayn Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. The short stroll to the car took us past the local boozery outside which a group of Hackett wearing pond scum was guzzling pints of the old wife-beater in the hot sunshine. Or worse, the way Bonds treated them like so much pond scum. Though Jack's behaviour makes him only slightly better than pond scum, his plight is not a wholly ridiculous one. O'Reilly is a coward and a liar and works for pond scum. Because you're pond scum, David, now kindly go away. I am sick to death of deposed pond scum being allowed to mouth off in the dock to their hearts' content. I think he probably broke some world record for making novice playwrights feel like pond scum. I guess the Liberal party is a perfect natural habitat for pond scum like him. Show any of this to an experienced old-school gum printer and they will tell you that it is nonsense and furthermore, you are pond scum for believing any of this obvious malarkey. It's like ride operators are suddenly below pond scum and not even entitled to the basic human rights declared in the Geneva Convention Treaty. The men who kill Americans for cash are pond scum, not soldiers in a wider people's war. They don't have to be treated like pond scum by some two-bit organization. The beatings, the verbal abuse, after every time he felt like pond scum. Then you are going to have to start jailing the names of the upper crust and lower pond scum masquerading as upper crust. I've got a younger brother and sister, and he treats all of us like pond scum. Not many journalists - pond scum in the popular mind - earn themselves a tribute on the floor of the US Senate on their passing. Synonyms despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, vermin, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society
随便看	lack of lack of ability lack of accord lack of adornment lack of affectation lack of agreement lack of ambiguity lack of animation lack of application lack of appreciation lack of attention lack of belief lack of bias lack of care lack of caution lack of caution/foresight/sense lack of ceremony lack of certainty lack of change lack of charity lack of civility spite spiteful spitefully spitefully