jetsam

英 ['dʒetsəm] 美 ['dʒetsəm]

• n. 抛弃的货物；漂流物；废弃物

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 漂流到海岸的货物
2. 【海】（ 船舶遇难时）投弃的货物，沉入海底或冲上岸的废弃货物

英英释义

Noun:

1. the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

2. the floating wreckage of a ship

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. After the storm, the sea was covered with flotsam and jetsam.
   暴风雨后，海上漂浮着遇难船只的残骸和货物。
2. Sick and starving refugees are the flotsam and jetsam of war.
   贫病交迫的难民都是在战争中流离失所的。
3. 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什物。

近反义词

【近义词】

• flotsam (遇难船的)漂流货物...
• odds and ends 零碎东西
• bits and pieces 零碎东西
• miscellanea 杂集
• debris 碎片
• detritus 碎石
• junk 垃圾
• rubbish 垃圾
• trash 废物