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flotsam and jetsam
固定搭配，泛指漂流或堆积的杂物；单用 flotsam 指漂浮的船货残骸。
The storm left flotsam and jetsam all along the coast.
风暴在海岸沿线留下了各种漂流杂物。
漂浮的船只残骸；浮货
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漂浮的船只残骸；浮货
the floating wreckage of a ship
The storm left flotsam and jetsam all along the coast.
风暴在海岸沿线留下了各种漂流杂物。
漂浮在河流或海洋中的碎片,尤指沉船残骸。
Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
After the storm, the beach was covered with flotsam from the wrecked ship.
暴风雨过后，海滩上满是被毁船只留下的漂浮残骸。
The sailors spotted flotsam floating near the harbor entrance.
水手们发现港口入口附近漂浮着船只残骸。
Flotsam drifted slowly down the river after the collision.
碰撞发生后，漂浮残骸沿河缓缓漂下。
固定搭配，泛指漂流或堆积的杂物；单用 flotsam 指漂浮的船货残骸。
The storm left flotsam and jetsam all along the coast.
风暴在海岸沿线留下了各种漂流杂物。
flotsam 通常不可数，可接 of 短语说明来源或所属。
The museum displays the flotsam of ancient shipwrecks.
博物馆展出了古代沉船留下的漂浮残骸。
Not this
During the storm, the sailors decided to throw some flotsam overboard to save the ship.
Use this
During the storm, the sailors decided to throw some jetsam overboard to save the ship.
flotsam 指海上漂浮的船只残骸，不是船上抛出的货物；为减重而抛入海中的货物应称为 jetsam。两者常连用为 flotsam and jetsam，但含义不同。
Not this
He saw a flotsam floating in the water.
Use this
He saw a piece of flotsam floating in the water.
flotsam 在表示“漂浮残骸”时是不可数名词，不能直接用 a 修饰；需用量词 a piece of 或 some 来表示“一块/一些”。
Not this
Don't throw flotsam on the sidewalk; use the trash can.
Use this
Don't throw litter on the sidewalk; use the trash can.
flotsam 特指船只失事后漂浮在水面上的残骸，不指日常垃圾；在路边丢弃的垃圾应使用 litter/trash。
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漂浮残骸与投海弃货
The shore was covered with flotsam and jetsam after the storm.
风暴过后，岸边到处都是漂浮残骸与投海弃货。
被冲上岸的漂浮残骸
Flotsam washed ashore helped the rescuers locate the wreck.
被冲上岸的漂浮残骸帮助救援人员确定了沉船的位置。
沉船留下的漂浮残骸
Flotsam from the wreck was carried far away by the current.
沉船留下的漂浮残骸被水流冲得很远。
随波漂流的残骸
The crew navigated carefully through drifting flotsam.
船员们小心翼翼地在随波漂流的残骸中穿行。
漂流残骸和杂物；（喻）零碎东西、被遗弃的人或物
After the flood, the riverbanks were littered with flotsam and jetsam.
洪水过后，河岸上到处是被冲来的残骸杂物。
（喻）流离失所者，社会边缘人
The novel follows the human flotsam of the city's poorest districts.
这部小说关注的是这座城市最贫困街区的流离失所者。
「弗洛特萨姆、杰特萨姆，我要那条美人鱼！」——迪士尼《小美人鱼》中乌苏拉的台词。
Flotsam is the name of one of Ursula's pet eels in The Little Mermaid.
在《小美人鱼》中，弗洛特萨姆是乌苏拉的宠物鳗鱼之一的名字。
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flot-拼似float（漂浮）：沉船后残骸'浮着'，即为flotsam。
语域：formal 常见场景：海事新闻报道、法律或保险文书、文学叙述 flotsam 通常出现在较正式的书面语中，指船只失事后漂浮在水面的残骸；日常口语中较少单用，更常见于 flotsam and jetsam 这一习语（泛指各种零碎杂物）。
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