1 N-UNCOUNT (漂在海上或冲到岸边的)漂流物，废料 Flotsam is rubbish, for example bits of wood and plastic, that is floating on the sea or has been left by the sea on the shore. (漂在海上或冲到岸边的)漂流物，废料
SYN junk, debris, sweepings, rubbish
2 N-UNCOUNT 流离失所的人;背井离乡的流浪者;无业游民 You can use flotsam to refer to people who do not have homes or jobs and perhaps have had to leave their own country. 流离失所的人;背井离乡的流浪者;无业游民 [journalism]
3 PHRASE 零碎什物;杂乱废物 You can use flotsam and jetsam to refer to small or unimportant items that are found together, especially ones that have no connection with each other. 零碎什物;杂乱废物
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...cornflake packets, bottles, and all the flotsam and jetsam of the kitchen. [+ of]
玉米片包装盒、瓶瓶罐罐和厨房里各种杂乱的物品
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...flotsam and jetsam on the beach.
海滩上的垃圾
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