"dregs" in Chinese (Simplified)
残渣渣滓
Definition
Dregs 指沉积在液体底部的小块固体,比如咖啡或葡萄酒残渣。也可以比喻指某事物中最无价值或最不受欢迎的部分。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于复数形式“the dregs”。常见于饮食场合,也可比喻指最差或最不值钱的部分。比喻用法多带有贬义。
Examples
There were coffee dregs left in the bottom of my cup.
我的杯子底部有一些咖啡**残渣**。
The wine glass had a layer of dregs at the bottom.
酒杯底部有一层**渣滓**。
Please don't drink the dregs in your tea.
请不要喝你茶里的**残渣**。
We scraped together the dregs of the leftovers for lunch.
我们把剩饭**残渣**凑在一起当午饭吃。
After years of neglect, only the dregs of the community remain here.
多年无人管理后,这里只剩下社区的**边缘人**。
When the party was over, I drank the last dregs of my beer.
派对结束后,我喝下了啤酒最后的**残渣**。