單詞
dregs
英 [dregz]
美[dr?ɡz]
基本信息
- n. 渣滓；少量；沉淀物（dreg的復(fù)數(shù)）
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. dredge =》dreg => dregs =》 挖掘機(jī)就是用來(lái)挖這些渣滓、沉淀物的，以便疏浚溝渠、河道等。
中文詞源
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來(lái)自PIE*dher, 使泥濘，淤積，詞源同dross.
英文詞源
- 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 dr?st, d?rst "dregs, lees." Figurative use is from 1530s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Colum drained the dregs from his cup.
- 科拉姆將杯中所剩一飲而盡。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. the dregs of society
- 社會(huì)渣滓
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I finished the dregs of my tea.
- 我把茶的殘?jiān)埠裙饬?
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Dregs settled at the bottom of the container.
- 渣滓沉淀在容器的底部.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Pour the dregs away and rinse the pot.
- 倒掉沉渣,把壺涮干凈.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
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