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dregs
noun[ 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: （沉在酒、咖啡等液体中的）残渣，渣滓
I wanted a last drink of coffee, but there were only dregs left.我还想最后再喝一杯咖啡，但是只剩下残渣了。
dregs ofHe emptied the dregs of his tea into the sink.
to the dregs She had drunk her coffee down to the dregs (= finished it).她一仰头，咖啡一饮而尽。
sometimes disapproving
parts of something that are left after most of it has gone:
dregs ofShe was still suffering from the dregs of a flu virus.
to the dregs By this time the company was down to the dregs of its cash reserves.
They get all the best food and we get the dregs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Things remaining
(and) all the restidiom
balance
bastion
be leftphrase
cremains
cutpiece
deposit
ground
relic
remainder
remains
remnant
residual
residually
rest
time capsule
to the dregs
unallocated
unconsumed
uneaten
Idiom
the dregs of society
dregs | American Dictionary
dregs
plural 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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