dross
英 [drɒs]
美[drɔs]
- n. 渣滓；浮渣；碎屑
- n. (Dross)人名；(德)德罗斯
助记提示
1. drop => dross, drops => dross.
2. 谐音“作死” --- 你这废物是想作死吗？---- 不作死就不会死（No zuo no die）。
2. 谐音“作死” --- 你这废物是想作死吗？---- 不作死就不会死（No zuo no die）。
中文词源
dross 糟粕，劣质品
来自PIE*dher, 使泥泞，肮脏，词源同dregs. 引申义糟粕，劣质品。
英文词源
- dross (n.)
- "dirt, dregs," Old English dros "the scum thrown off from metals in smelting," from Proto-Germanic *drohs- (cognates: Middle Dutch droes, Dutch droesem, Middle Low German dros, Old High German truosana, German Drusen "dregs, husks"), from PIE dher- (1) "to make muddy." Meaning "refuse, rubbish" is mid-15c.
双语例句
- 1. I go through phases where everything I write is just dross.
- 有几段时间我写什么都是垃圾。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. What's gold and silver ? Mere dross.
- 金银财宝,身外之物.
来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
- 3. Frequent skimming or improper skimming can cause a much higher dross loss.
- 撇渣过频或操作不当会使浮渣损失很大.
来自辞典例句
- 4. They tried to purge metal of dross.
- 他们试图清除金属熔化时浮升表面的渣滓.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Caroline felt the value of the true ore, and knew the deception of the flashy dross.
- 卡罗琳辨别出了真金的价值, 知道那种炫耀的铁渣只有迷惑人的外表.
来自辞典例句