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dregs

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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dregs /dreɡz/ noun  1. [plural]DFDPIECE a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle 〔杯底、瓶底的〕残渣,残汁2. the dregs of society/humanity INSULT not politeUSEFUL an offensive expression used to describe the people that you consider are the least important or useful in society 社会/人类渣滓
Origin dregs (1300-1400) Old Norse dregg
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dregs
dregs /dreɡz/ noun
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old Norse
 Origin: dregg
1. [plural] a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle
2. the dregs of society/humanity not polite an offensive expression used to describe the people that you consider are the least important or useful in society


dregsBrE /dreɡz/ 🔊NAmE /dreɡz/ 🔊 noun [plural] the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container 残渣;沉淀物coffee dregs咖啡渣the worst and most useless parts of sth 渣滓;糟粕the dregs of society社会渣滓(literary) the last parts of sth 残余the last dregs of daylight最后的余晖