flotsam
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Flotsam is useless material, for example bits of wood and plastic, that is floating on the ocean or has been left by the ocean on the shore. 浮货; 漂在海上或被冲到岸边的废料,如木头和塑料。
The water was full of flotsam and refuse. 水里漂满了垃圾和废物。
2. PHRASE You can use flotsam and jetsam to refer to small or unimportant items that are found together, especially ones that have no connection with each other. 零碎什物
...cereal boxes, bottles, and all the flotsam and jetsam of the kitchen. ...麦片盒、瓶瓶罐罐和厨房里各种杂乱的物品。
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flotsam /ˈflɒtsəm/
剑桥词典
- pieces of broken wood and other waste materials found on the beach or floating on the sea
(冲到海滩上或在海面上漂浮的)碎木,零碎杂物
We wandered along the shore , stepping over the flotsam that had washed up in the night . 我们沿着海岸漫步,跨过夜晚冲上岸边的零碎杂物。
anything or anyone that is not wanted or not considered to be important or useful
无用的东西;无价值的人
The homeless sleep in doorways and stations - we step over their bodies like so much human flotsam. 无家可归的人睡在门口和车站——我们跨过他们的身体时就好像他们的存在毫无意义。 返回 flotsam