Dross
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[编辑] 解释
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- n. 浮渣; 糟粕
- ［英］ n. 浮渣 ( the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal) ; 糟粕 ( waste matter)
- ［类］ dross : metal / chaff : grain ( 金属的浮渣 / 谷物的糠秕) purification: dross / desalinization : salt ( 提纯去除杂质 / 脱盐去除盐)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle English dros, from Old English drōs dregs
- Date: before 12th century
- 1. the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
- 2. waste or foreign matter ; impurity
- 3. something that is base, trivial, or inferior
- ? drossy adjective
