dross
英 [dr?s]
美[dr?s]
- n. 渣滓；浮渣；碎屑
- n. (Dross)人名；(德)德羅斯
GRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. drop => dross, drops => dross.
2. 諧音“作死” --- 你這廢物是想作死嗎？---- 不作死就不會死（No zuo no die）。
2. 諧音“作死” --- 你這廢物是想作死嗎？---- 不作死就不會死（No zuo no die）。
中文詞源
dross 糟粕，劣質(zhì)品
來自PIE*dher, 使泥濘，骯臟，詞源同dregs. 引申義糟粕，劣質(zhì)品。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I go through phases where everything I write is just dross.
- 有幾段時(shí)間我寫什么都是垃圾。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. What's gold and silver ? Mere dross.
- 金銀財(cái)寶,身外之物.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 散文英譯
- 3. Frequent skimming or improper skimming can cause a much higher dross loss.
- 撇渣過頻或操作不當(dāng)會使浮渣損失很大.
來自辭典例句
- 4. They tried to purge metal of dross.
- 他們試圖清除金屬熔化時(shí)浮升表面的渣滓.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Caroline felt the value of the true ore, and knew the deception of the flashy dross.
- 卡羅琳辨別出了真金的價(jià)值, 知道那種炫耀的鐵渣只有迷惑人的外表.
來自辭典例句