Thou blind man's mark; thou fool's self-chosen snare, Fond fancy's scum, and dregs of scattered thought: Band of all evils; cradle of causeless care; Thou web of will, whose end is never wrought:英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
"Reel home-grown, low-down, unwashed Whitechapel!" I had heard Maguire remark within. "Blamed if our Bowery boys ain't cock-angels to scum like this. Ah, you biter, I wouldn't soil my knuckles on your ugly face; but if I had my thick boots on I'd dance the soul out of your carcass for two cents!"英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
This article forms a very good dry accelerator, and is by some persons thought superior to all others, as it works with great uniformity, and is less liable to scum the plate in coating at high temperatures, or when the thermometer indicates a heat above 60 deg.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
Hyposulphite of Gold.--This compound salt is by a few considered preferable to the chloride of gold, but our experience has induced us to use the latter, believing we are enabled to produce a more brilliant and warm-toned impression with it. When the hyposulphite of gold is used in gilding, it requires less heat and a longer application, as there is some danger of producing a glossy scum over some parts of the surface of the plate. I prepare this salt as follows:英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
Are the buff s dry and clean? Examine the plate critically after buffing to detect any appearance of scum or film on the surface. If so, the longer you buff the more it shows. Scrape and dry the buffs thoroughly.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
Is the mercury free from scum and dirt? If not, filter. Is it also far enough from the coating boxes? Should be at least three feet, and kept covered.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
You know, I kind of feel bad for the old guy, scumbag that he was.美剧 · 《Billions》
Let me loose the hounds of hell on this ingrate, this near-millennial scumbag.美剧 · 《Billions》
Eisen, you will use your scummiest PI with no respect for data security laws to work the ex-wife of Trent Fiske, Bougle-Tek's CEO, and worm your way into his finances-- And locate any payments that might have gone from him to Jock.美剧 · 《Billions》
I know who she is. she's a man-eating, scum-sucking ho-bag. no, he did not say. you know, when karl dumped you, I thought that it was all your fault. yeah, I figured that... you were a nag or bad in bed. but now i... now I see that you were just a victim, too. we have a bond, Susan. it's like we're美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》