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flot·samBrE /ˈflɒtsəm/NAmE /ˈflɑːtsəm/ noun [U] parts of boats, pieces of wood or rubbish/garbage, etc. that are found on land near the sea or floating on the sea; any kind of rubbish/garbage (冲上海岸或漂浮海上的)船只残骸,碎木,零碎杂物;废弃物◆The beaches are wide and filled with interesting flotsam and jetsam. 海滩宽阔,到处是有趣的被冲上岸的零碎杂物。 ➡ compare jetsam people who have no home or job and who move from place to place, often rejected by society 无家可归者;失业流浪者◆the human flotsam of inner cities 内城区无家可归的流浪者 |