jetsam
n.投弃货物,漂流到海岸的货物
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jetsam为短语/超纲词汇
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jetsam
/'dʒetsəm; `dʒɛtsəm/
n [U]
1 goods thrown overboard from a ship in distress to lighten it; such goods washed up ashore 遇难船只为减轻重量而抛弃的货物; 冲到岸上的这类物品. Cf 参看 flotsam.
2 (idm 习语) flotsam and jetsam => flotsam.
jetsam
n[U][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: jettison]
things that are thrown from a ship and float on the sea towards the shore
→
flotsam and jetsamatflotsam