dregs
🇬🇧 UK/dre^z/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The sediment or solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid; the worst or lowest part of something
渣滓;沉淀物;最低劣的部分
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishdregsother
=dregs
Common Collocations
- 1.dregs of society社会最底层
- 2.wine dregs酒渣
- 3.settle to the dregs沉淀到渣滓
Example Sentences
- 1.
The dregs of the wine contained bitter sediment that no one wanted to drink.
- 2.
He viewed himself as part of the dregs of society, unworthy of respect.