the scudding of sth
scudding 作名词时，最常见的结构是“the scudding of + 名词”，指某物快速掠过这一动作本身。
The scudding of the clouds told us that the wind was rising.
云朵的疾驰告诉我们风正在变大。
疾驰；飞掠
动词“疾行”的动作
the action of moving swiftly, especially of clouds or ships driven by the wind
动词“疾行”的动作
The action of the verb to scud.
The scudding of the clouds warned us of the approaching storm.
云朵的疾驰警告我们暴风雨即将来临。
用法提示：此处 scudding 是名词，表示云快速移动的动作。
We watched the scudding of the waves against the rocks from the cliff.
我们从悬崖上观看波浪拍打岩石时飞掠的浪花。
用法提示：scudding 作名词，指波浪快速飞溅的过程。
The scudding of dry leaves across the pavement signaled the autumn wind.
干枯树叶在人行道上的飞掠预示着秋风的到来。
用法提示：scudding 为名词，强调树叶被风卷起快速移动的场景。
scudding 作名词时，最常见的结构是“the scudding of + 名词”，指某物快速掠过这一动作本身。
The scudding of the clouds told us that the wind was rising.
云朵的疾驰告诉我们风正在变大。
这类名词常出现在 watch、see 等动词之后作宾语，并可与 across、over 等方位短语连用，说明移动的路径。
We lay on the sand and watched the scudding of grey clouds across the moon.
我们躺在沙滩上，看着灰云掠过月亮。
grammar · medium
易错句子The clouds began to scudding across the sky.
正确表达The clouds began scudding across the sky.
begin 后可接动名词或不定式，但介词 to 后不能接 -ing 形式；此处应去掉 to，直接说 began scudding（或改为 began to scud）。
grammar · medium
易错句子Look! The clouds scudding across the sky.
正确表达Look! The clouds are scudding across the sky.
现在进行时由 be + 现在分词构成，不能省略 be；汉语没有对应的助动词，学习者容易漏掉。加上 are 后句子才完整。
两者拼写和读音接近（sk- 开头、-ding 结尾），但 skidding 只用于车辆、车轮因失去抓地力而横向滑动的语境，主语是车或轮胎；scudding 的主语多为云、船、鸟等被风驱赶着快速移动的事物。凡是写轮胎、刹车、路面湿滑导致打滑的场合，都用 skidding，不能用 scudding。
scurrying 的主语通常是人或小动物，脚步细碎急促，常带慌张忙乱的意味，强调动作的零碎；scudding 强调的是被风力推动、轻快而持续地飞掠，主语多为云、浪、船帆之类，不含“脚步忙乱”的意思。写人赶路、老鼠跑过地板时用 scurrying，写云被风吹着疾行时用 scudding。
skimming 与 scudding 都可描写轻快移动，但 skimming 必须暗示贴着某个表面的接触或近乎接触，常与水面、地面、书页等搭配，如掠过水面、略读；scudding 不要求接触表面，重点是受风驱动而快速前行。涉及到“贴着……而过”的物体表面时用 skimming，写云、船在风中疾驰时用 scudding。
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