Flotsam
[ ['flɔtsəm] ]
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n. 浮货, 废料, 零碎\\n[法] 漂流的船货
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
flotsam
n[U]
1 parts of a wrecked ship or its cargo found floating in the sea （在海上漂浮的）遇难船只的残骸或货物. Cf 参看 jetsam.
2 (idm 习语) ,flotsam and `jetsam
(a) people without homes or work or those who have had to leave their houses; vagrants and tramps or refugees 流离失所的人; 无业游民; 流浪者; 难民.
(b) various unimportant objects; bits and pieces; odds and ends 无价值的东西; 零碎物品.
🗣️ 情景例句
I happened to over hear what he said.
我碰巧听到了他所说的话。
Fine. I'd like to reserve one for next Tuesday.
好。我想预定一辆，下星期二用。
It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer's motives.
要想对洞穴探险者的动机作出满意的解释是不可能的。