dregs
noun[plural]
uk/dreɡz/us/dreɡz/thesmallsolidpiecesthatsinkto thebottomof someliquids, such aswineorcoffee, that are not usuallydrunk:
(沉在酒、咖啡等液体中的)残渣,渣滓Iwanteda lastdrinkofcoffee, but there were only dregsleft.我还想最后再喝一杯咖啡,但是只剩下残渣了。
She haddrunkhercoffeedownto thedregs(=finishedit).她一仰头,咖啡一饮而尽。
Things remaining
- (and) all the restidiom
- balance
- bastion
- cremains
- cutpiece
- deposit
- for the restidiom
- ground
- hangover
- relic
- remainder
- remains
- remnant
- residual
- residue
- throwback
- time capsule
- unallocated
- uneaten
- vestige
Idiom
the dregs of society/humanity