dross

英 [drɒs]      美 [drɑːs]
  • n. 渣滓;浮渣;碎屑
  • n. (Dross)人名;(德)德罗斯
星级词汇:
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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)。
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。

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.
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。
2. What's gold and silver ? Mere dross.
金银财宝,身外之物.
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.
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.
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.

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