| 釋義 |
jetsam /'djetsam; 'dsetsam/ n [U] goods thrown overboard from a ship at sea to lighten it, eg in a storm; such goods washed up on the seashore. 投棄貨物 (船舶為減輕負(fù)擔(dān)而拋棄的貨物, 例如遇有暴風(fēng)雨時); 沖至岸上的投棄貨物。 flotsam and ~, (fig use) persons whose lives have been wrecked: (比喻用法) 流離失所的人： Sick and starving refugees are the flotsam and ~ of war. 生病挨餓的難民乃戰(zhàn)甲中流離失所的人。 |