detritus

英 [dɪˈtraɪtəs]

美 [dɪˈtraɪtəs]

n.  风化物; 残渣; 腐殖质; 瓦砾; 碎石; 垃圾; 废物

GRE医学

BNC.20655 / COCA.18523

牛津词典

noun

• 风化物；残渣；腐殖质
  natural waste material that is left after sth has been used or broken up
  1. organic detritus from fish and plants
     鱼和植物的有机残渣
• 瓦砾；碎石；垃圾；废物
  any kind of rubbish/garbage that is left after an event or when sth has been used
  1. the detritus of everyday life
     日常生活垃圾

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 残余物;狼藉
  Detritusis the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used.
  1. ...the detritus of war.
     战争留下的断壁残垣

英英释义

noun

• loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
  Synonym:debrisdustjunkrubble

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