dross

单词音标

dross音标[drɒs]

汉语翻译

n. 浮渣, 碎屑, 渣滓

【化】 浮渣

词型变化

形容词:drossy

英语解释

名词 dross:

worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

同义词：impurity

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

同义词：slag, scoria

例句

The best player go off to the big club, leave us the dross.

*好的队员都投奔大俱乐部去了，就只给我们剩下些不中用的人。

The best players have gone off to the big clubs, leaving them the dross.

*好的队员都投奔大俱乐部去了，留给他们这些不怎么样的球员。

详细解释

dross

n.（名词）

A waste product or an impurity, especially an oxide, formed on the surface of molten metal.

废料或混杂物，尤指在融化金属表面形成的氧化物

Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter:

凡物：没有价值、平凡或锁碎的事物：

例句：

.He was wide-awake and his mind worked clearly, purged of all dross.(Vladimir Nabokov)

.他毫无睡意，脑子思维清楚，没有任何杂念.(弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫)

来源：

Middle English dros

中古英语 dros

from Old English drôs [dregs]

源自 古英语 drôs [残渣]

【引伸】

dross.y

adj.（形容词）