英语词汇“dregs”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dregs

/drɛɡz

plural noun

1The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment: coffee dregs...

This fits directly below the machine, holds a container for coffee dregs and has space for a number of cups and saucers as well as filters and other accessories, all of which are dishwasher-proof.
Greeks also ‘knock wood’ to guard against misfortune, and reading one's fortunes in the patterns of coffee dregs remains popular.
‘Oh well,’ I say, draining the dregs of my coffee.

Synonyms

sediment, deposit, residue, remains, accumulation;

slops, sludge;

scum, debris, dross, detritus, refuse;

lees, grounds, scourings

technical precipitate, sublimate, residuum, settlings, alluvium

literary draff

archaic grouts

1.1The most worthless part or parts of something: the dregs of society...

But yeah, cop shows - especially those that purport to be ‘gritty’ - are nearly always about the hero keeping us safe from society's lower dregs.
The political landscape may not have been irretrievably transformed, but we at last have a breed of politicians who have a chance to prove they can do better than ‘the dregs of society’.
At one end are public figures whilst at the other are the dregs of society.

Synonyms

scum, refuse;

rabble, vermin;

down-and-outs, good-for-nothings, outcasts, deadbeats, tramps, vagrants;

the underclass, the untouchables, the lowest of the low, the great unwashed, the hoi polloi, the ragtag (and bobtail), the canaille

informal riff-raff, Z-list, trash, dossers

Derivatives

dreggy

/ˈdrɛɡi

/ adjective ...

From her point of view, Maya could see that Jenny had lost the lively glow of tan on her skin and now looked dull and dreggy.
This kind of stuff can happen, and even then quite rarely, on the dreggy squads of the league.
Is our society so dreggy?

Origin

Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish drägg (plural).

单词	dregs
释义	dregs /drɛɡz / plural noun 1The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment: coffee dregs... This fits directly below the machine, holds a container for coffee dregs and has space for a number of cups and saucers as well as filters and other accessories, all of which are dishwasher-proof. Greeks also ‘knock wood’ to guard against misfortune, and reading one's fortunes in the patterns of coffee dregs remains popular. ‘Oh well,’ I say, draining the dregs of my coffee. Synonyms sediment, deposit, residue, remains, accumulation; slops, sludge; scum, debris, dross, detritus, refuse; lees, grounds, scourings technical precipitate, sublimate, residuum, settlings, alluvium literary draff archaic grouts 1.1The most worthless part or parts of something: the dregs of society... But yeah, cop shows - especially those that purport to be ‘gritty’ - are nearly always about the hero keeping us safe from society's lower dregs. The political landscape may not have been irretrievably transformed, but we at last have a breed of politicians who have a chance to prove they can do better than ‘the dregs of society’. At one end are public figures whilst at the other are the dregs of society. Synonyms scum, refuse; rabble, vermin; down-and-outs, good-for-nothings, outcasts, deadbeats, tramps, vagrants; the underclass, the untouchables, the lowest of the low, the great unwashed, the hoi polloi, the ragtag (and bobtail), the canaille informal riff-raff, Z-list, trash, dossers Derivatives dreggy /ˈdrɛɡi / adjective ... From her point of view, Maya could see that Jenny had lost the lively glow of tan on her skin and now looked dull and dreggy. This kind of stuff can happen, and even then quite rarely, on the dreggy squads of the league. Is our society so dreggy? Origin Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish drägg (plural).
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