dross

英[drɒs] 美[drɔːs]
  • n. 浮渣;糟粕;无价值之物
drossy
GRE
Noun:
  1. worthless or dangerous material that should be removed;

    "there were impurities in the water"

  2. the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

1. I go through phases where everything I write is just dross.
有几段时间我写什么都是垃圾。

来自柯林斯例句

2. What's gold and silver ? Mere dross.
金银财宝,身外之物.

来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3. Frequent skimming or improper skimming can cause a much higher dross loss.
撇渣过频或操作不当会使浮渣损失很大.

来自辞典例句

4. They tried to purge metal of dross.
他们试图清除金属熔化时浮升表面的渣滓.

来自辞典例句

5. Caroline felt the value of the true ore, and knew the deception of the flashy dross.
卡罗琳辨别出了真金的价值, 知道那种炫耀的铁渣只有迷惑人的外表.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They tried to purge metal of dross.
      他们试图清除金属熔化时浮升表面的渣滓。
    2. For foreign cultures, we should discard their dross and select their essence.
      对于外来文化,我们要取其精华,去其糟粕。
    3. The best players have gone off to the big clubs, leaving them the dross.
      最好的队员都投奔大俱乐部去了,留给他们这些不怎么样的球员。
    4. What's gold and silver? Mere dross.
      金银财宝,身外之物。