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detritus n.碎石 Usually, detritus refers to waste or junk of some kind, but it can actually mean any accumulation of material, not only man-made stuff. Loose gravel, silt, and sand can all be called detritus, and so can decomposed organic matter, like piles of dead leaves. The Latin word detritus literally means "a wearing away." 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]残余物；狼藉 Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used.   [with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...the detritus of war.战争留下的断壁残垣

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[di'traitəs] There aren't many things more depressing than walking on a beautiful beach and discovering a stretch of it that's covered in detritus. Detritus means trash or debris. ☆☆☆☆☆

英语单词	detritus
英美音标	[di'traitəs]
中文释义	n.碎石
vocabulary简明	There aren't many things more depressing than walking on a beautiful beach and discovering a stretch of it that's covered in detritus. Detritus means trash or debris.
vocabulary扩展	Usually, detritus refers to waste or junk of some kind, but it can actually mean any accumulation of material, not only man-made stuff. Loose gravel, silt, and sand can all be called detritus, and so can decomposed organic matter, like piles of dead leaves. The Latin word detritus literally means "a wearing away."
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]残余物；狼藉 Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used. [with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...the detritus of war. 战争留下的断壁残垣

Detritus Means Di'traitəs N.碎石 Things Depressing Walking Beautiful