dregs
英 [dregz]美[dr?ɡz]
- n. 渣滓；少量；沉淀物（dreg的復數(shù)）
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. dredge =》dreg => dregs =》 挖掘機就是用來挖這些渣滓、沉淀物的，以便疏浚溝渠、河道等。
中文詞源
dregs 殘渣
來自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.
雙語例句
- 1. Colum drained the dregs from his cup.
- 科拉姆將杯中所剩一飲而盡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the dregs of society
- 社會渣滓
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I finished the dregs of my tea.
- 我把茶的殘渣也喝光了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Dregs settled at the bottom of the container.
- 渣滓沉淀在容器的底部.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Pour the dregs away and rinse the pot.
- 倒掉沉渣,把壺涮干凈.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》