"flotsam and jetsam" 怎么发音

expression

US

FLAH-tuhm and JET-suhm

UK

fl-OT-suhm and jet-SUHM

释义

Originally, 'flotsam and jetsam' refers to pieces of ships and cargo found floating in the sea after a wreck. Today, it also means unwanted or discarded things, especially a mix of random objects.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈfɫɑtsəm/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm

英式英语

flˈɒtsəm/ /ˈænd/ /dʒˈɛtsəm

简化发音

美式

FLAH-tuhm and JET-suhm

英式

fl-OT-suhm and jet-SUHM

语境中听

After cleaning the beach, we collected bags of flotsam and jetsam.

The attic was filled with flotsam and jetsam from years of storage.

He threw away all the flotsam and jetsam cluttering his desk.

After the storm, the shoreline was covered in flotsam and jetsam.