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词汇 flotsam
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flotsam

noun
/ˈflɒtsəm/
/ˈflɑːtsəm/
[uncountable]
  1. parts of boats, pieces of wood or rubbish, etc. that are found on land near the sea or floating on the sea; any kind of rubbish(冲上海岸或漂浮海上的)船只残骸,碎木,零碎杂物;废弃物
    • The beaches are wide and filled with interesting flotsam and jetsam.海滩宽阔,到处是有趣的被冲上岸的零碎杂物。
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  2. people who have no home or job and who move from place to place, often rejected by society无家可归者;失业流浪者
    • the human flotsam of inner cities内城区无家可归的流浪者
  3. 词源early 17th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French floteson, from floter ‘to float’.
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