dregs
英 [dregz] 美 [drɛɡz]
- n. 渣滓；少量；沉淀物（dreg的复数）
助记提示
1. dredge =》dreg => dregs =》 挖掘机就是用来挖这些渣滓、沉淀物的，以便疏浚沟渠、河道等。
中文词源
dregs 残渣
来自PIE*dher, 使泥泞，淤积，词源同dross.
英文词源
- dregs (n.)
- c. 1300 (implied in surname Dryngedregges), from Old Norse dregg "sediment," from Proto-Germanic *drag- (cognates: Old High German trestir, German Trester "grapeskins, husks"), from PIE *dher- (1) "to make muddy." Replaced Old English cognate dræst, dærst "dregs, lees." Figurative use is from 1530s.
双语例句
- 1. Colum drained the dregs from his cup.
- 科拉姆将杯中所剩一饮而尽。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the dregs of society
- 社会渣滓
来自《权威词典》
- 3. I finished the dregs of my tea.
- 我把茶的残渣也喝光了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Dregs settled at the bottom of the container.
- 渣滓沉淀在容器的底部.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Pour the dregs away and rinse the pot.
- 倒掉沉渣,把壶涮干净.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》