“撇去浮沫的”可以翻译为“skimmed (of scum/foam)” 。例如：We use a skimmer to remove the skimmed scum from the soup.（我们用漏勺撇去汤里撇去浮沫后的残留杂质 ，这里“skimmed scum”就隐含了已经撇去浮沫这一状态 ；若更直接描述动作结果，也可说The soup has been skimmed of foam. ）。