"flotsam" in Chinese (Traditional)
漂浮殘骸海上雜物
Definition
“Flotsam”是指漂浮在水面上的殘骸或廢棄物,通常來自船隻或被丟入海中的東西。也可以指被遺棄或散落的無價值小物品。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Flotsam'經常與'jetsam'(有意丟棄的物品)同時出現,多用於正式或文學語境,日常口語較少見,也可用來比喻雜物或沒用的東西。
Examples
After the storm, pieces of flotsam washed up on the shore.
暴風雨後,許多**漂浮殘骸**被沖到了岸邊。
The ocean was covered with flotsam from the broken ship.
海面上佈滿了破船的**漂浮殘骸**。
Children collected flotsam along the beach for fun.
孩子們在沙灘上收集**漂浮殘骸**作為遊戲。
The harbor was cluttered with flotsam after the fishing boats returned.
漁船返港後,港口堆滿了**漂浮殘骸**,顯得非常雜亂。
His desk was a sea of flotsam—papers, pens, and candy wrappers everywhere.
他的桌子成了一片**雜亂**——到處都是紙張、筆和糖果包裝紙。
As the tide rolled in, new flotsam appeared on the sand every few minutes.
隨著潮水湧來,每幾分鐘就有新的**漂浮殘骸**出現在沙灘上。