| 单词 | dregs |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [dregz] |
| 解释 | n.糟粕，沉淀废物 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 糟粕, 沉淀废物(the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid) 【例】 Murderers and thieves belong to the dregs of society. |
| 字源 | dregs (n.) c.1300 (implied in surname Dryngedregges), from Old Norse dregg "sediment," from Proto-Germanic *drag- (cognates: Old High German trestir, German Trester "grapeskins, husks"), from PIE *dher- (1) "to make muddy." Replaced Old English cognate dræst, dærst "dregs, lees." Figurative use is from 1530s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】dredge 拖网与挖泥网到与挖到的渣滓与糟粕；drag + s |
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