/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。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesThings remaining
(and) all the restidiom
balance
bastion
cremains
cutpiece
deposit
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ground
hangover
relic
remainder
remains
remnant
residual
residue
throwback
time capsule
unallocated
uneaten
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the dregs of society/humanity(Definition ofdregsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
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dregsplural nounus
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/dreɡz/small,solidpiecesthatsinkto thebottomof aliquid:coffeedregsThe dregs is thepartof something that isconsideredunimportantandunwanted:the dregs ofsociety(Definition ofdregsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/dregs##