dregs

英 [dreɡz]

美 [dreɡz]

n.  残渣; 沉淀物; 渣滓; 糟粕; 残余

复数：dregs　

GRETEM8

BNC.20017 / COCA.23148

牛津词典

noun

• 残渣；沉淀物
  the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container
  1. coffee dregs
     咖啡渣
• 渣滓；糟粕
  the worst and most useless parts of sth
  1. the dregs of society
     社会渣滓
• 残余
  the last parts of sth
  1. the last dregs of daylight
     最后的余晖

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 残渣;渣滓;沉淀物
  Thedregsof a liquid are the last drops left at the bottom of a container, together with any solid bits that have sunk to the bottom.
  1. Colum drained the dregs from his cup.
     科拉姆将杯中所剩一饮而尽。
• N-PLURAL 渣滓;败类
  If you talk about thedregs ofsociety or of a community, you mean the people in it who you consider to be the most worthless and bad.
  1. He sees dissidents as the dregs of society.
     他把和他政见相左的人看作是社会渣滓。

英英释义

noun

• sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  Synonym:settlings

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