dross

🇬🇧 UK/drɒs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Waste matter or impurities, especially scum formed on molten metal; anything worthless or trivial.

浮渣,金属渣;废物,无价值的东西

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
drossother
=dross

Common Collocations

  • 1.pure dross纯粹的渣滓
  • 2.worthless dross无用的浮渣
  • 3.separate the dross分离渣滓

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The dross from the copper smelting process was separated and discarded daily.

  • 2.

    Critics dismissed most of the movie as dross, though a few scenes were praised.

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