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单词 dregs
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dregsnoun [ plural ]

uk/dreɡz/us/dreɡz/

the small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are not usually drunk:

I wanted a last drink of coffee, but there were only dregs left.
She had drunk her coffee down to the dregs (= finished it).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Things remaining

  • (and) all the rest idiom
  • balance
  • bastion
  • cutpiece
  • deposit
  • for the rest idiom
  • ground
  • leftover
  • remainder
  • remains
  • remnant
  • residual
  • residue
  • rest
  • ruin
  • rump
  • throwback
  • time capsule
  • vestige
  • wreckage

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Idiom(s)

the dregs of society/humanity

dregsplural noun

us/dreɡz/

small, solid pieces that sink to the bottom of a liquid:

coffee dregs

The dregs is the part of something that is considered unimportant and unwanted:

the dregs of society
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