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 English
dregsother
=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.

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