dregs
noun /dreɡz/
/dreɡz/
[plural]- the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container
残渣;沉淀物 - coffee dregs
咖啡渣
- coffee dregs
- the worst parts of something that have no use or value
渣滓;糟粕 - the dregs of society
社会渣滓
- the dregs of society
- (literary) the last parts of something
残余 - the last dregs of daylight
最后的余晖
- the last dregs of daylight
词源Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish drägg (plural).