"dreg" in Chinese (Traditional)
沉渣渣滓糟粕
Definition
「Dreg」是指液體底部剩下的一小部分固體雜質,也可指某事物最無價值或最差的部分,有時用來形容人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是正式且有點舊式的詞,常見於 'the dregs of society'(極負面,形容被認為無用的人)。用在食物/飲料時,'the dregs' 指杯或瓶底殘留物。這時通常用複數:'the dregs'。
Examples
There are dregs left at the bottom of my coffee cup.
我的咖啡杯底還有一些**沉渣**。
Please don't drink the dregs of the tea.
請不要喝茶杯底的**渣滓**。
We threw away the dregs after finishing the juice.
喝完果汁後我們把剩下的**渣滓**扔掉了。
He felt like he was living among the dregs of society.
他覺得自己生活在社會的**糟粕**之中。
At the end of the wine bottle, only the dregs remained.
葡萄酒瓶喝完後只剩下**沉渣**了。
Sometimes you have to taste the dregs to appreciate the good things in life.
有時你得嚐嚐生活的**糟粕**,才能體會美好的一面。