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单词 flotsam
释义
flotsam
noun[U]
uk
/ˈflɒt.səm/us
/ˈflɑːt-/
(alsoflotsam and jetsam)
piecesofbrokenwoodand otherwastematerialsfoundon thebeachorfloatingon thesea:
（冲到海滩上或在海面上漂浮的）碎木，零碎杂物
Wewanderedalong theshore,steppingover the flotsam that hadwashedup in thenight.我们沿着海岸漫步，跨过夜晚冲上岸边的零碎杂物。
anything or anyone that is notwantedor notconsideredto beimportantoruseful:
无用的东西；无价值的人
Thehomelesssleepindoorwaysandstations- westepovertheirbodieslike so muchhumanflotsam.无家可归的人睡在门口和车站——我们跨过他们的身体时就好像他们的存在毫无意义。
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(Definition offlotsamfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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The people we represent are always at the mercy of accidental happenings; they are theflotsamand jetsam of life.
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They are obsessed by what one might call the superficialities, or theflotsamand jetsam, of politics.
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Is it not the case that in every branch of agriculture there is a certain amount offlotsamand jetsam to be found?
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They become communityflotsamand eke out a miserable existence, roaming the streets.
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Under the present system it may be-the lot of any employed person shortly to be thrown up with theflotsamand jetsam of humanity.
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If people are in any doubt that they might have been in contact with any of theflotsamor seaweed, their local doctor would be the first person to contact.
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The man not only lost his self-respect, he felt that he was no more thanflotsamand jetsam, and a bally nuisance to the missus as well.
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One can have recovery and the recession disappearing and our unskilled people can be left likeflotsamon the seashore unless we do something about it.
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I simply do not see how the community can any longer evade the responsibility of providing for thisflotsamon the ocean of our so-called civilisation.
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They wash around likeflotsamand jetsam.
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Eighty people were in the lifeboat the rest clung toflotsamor floated in the sea.
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The house museum exhibits archival materials including an 18-minute long movie, war photographs, military equipment, flags, military uniforms,flotsamand jetsam.
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His home is built fromflotsamand sunken debris.
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Young fishes are also often found in or near shipwrecks, beams or supports, jetties,flotsamand sea buoys.
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Before anyone realized that they were firing upon an innocuous piece offlotsam, a tragic accident occurred.
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