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dross

英 [drɒs] 美 [drɔs]

解释

n. 渣滓；浮渣；碎屑
n. (Dross)人名；(德)德罗斯

※ 提供单词"dross"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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.