单词 | dross |
释义 | dross[drɒs]n. 浮渣, 碎屑, 渣滓【化】 浮渣 dross dross AHD: [dr¼s, drôs] D.J. [drKs, dr%8s]K.K. [dr$s, dr%s]n.(名词)1. 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2. Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter:凡物:没有价值、平凡或锁碎的事物:“He was wide-awake and his mind worked clearly, purged of all dross”(&b{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)语源:1. Middle English dros 中古英语 dros 2. from Old English dr½s [dregs] 源自 古英语 dr½s [残渣] 继承用法:dross“y adj.(形容词) |
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