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源自中古英语 'dreg',可能来自古诺尔斯语 'dregg',意为沉淀物或残渣。
❶ 指液体中沉淀的渣滓或残渣,常用来比喻社会中最底层或最不受欢迎的部分。
“He drank the coffee down to the dregs.”
(他把咖啡喝得一滴不剩。)
“The dregs of society often live in poverty.”
(社会的最底层常常生活在贫困中。)
the dregs of society — 指社会中最底层或最不受欢迎的人群,常带有贬义。
“He was considered one of the dregs of society after his criminal past was revealed.”
(在他的犯罪历史被揭露后,他被视为社会的最底层之一。)