dregs

FREQ #32718

n. 少量；渣滓；沉淀物（dreg的复数）

发音

US /dɹɛɡz/

词形变化

dreg

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.

  2. 2.

    The worst and lowest part of something.

    渣滓

    比喻

    the dregs of society

    I sat through the dregs of a long hectic evening.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

settlings

上位词 2

deposit sediment

下位词 1

grounds

相关短语

tofu dregs tofu dreg

词源

See dreg.

来源：wiktionary