Word · Frequency #24242
flotsams
漂浮的船只残骸；浮货
flotsams is the plural of flotsam.
the floating wreckage of a ship
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Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
漂浮在河流或海洋中的碎片,尤指沉船残骸。
漂浮在河流或海洋中的碎片,尤指沉船残骸。；浮货；废料；零碎；[法] 漂流的船货
In use
After the storm, the beach was covered with flotsam from the wrecked ship.
The sailors spotted flotsam floating near the harbor entrance.
Flotsam drifted slowly down the river after the collision.
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。
the flotsam of [something]
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。
Common mistakes
During the storm, the sailors decided to throw some flotsam overboard to save the ship.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。
He saw a flotsam floating in the water.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”。
Don't throw flotsam on the sidewalk; use the trash can.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。
Connections
Collocations
- flotsam and jetsam
- 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。
- flotsam washed ashore
- 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。
- flotsam from the wreck
- 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。
- drifting flotsam
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- flotsam and jetsam
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
flot-拼似float（漂浮）：沉船后残骸'浮着'，即为flotsam。
Context & Register
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）。
Grammar Note
flotsams
Pronunciation & Spelling
英语中没有与 flotsam 真正押韵的常用词（/ˈflɒtsəm/ 的尾音 /-ɒtsəm/ 很少见）。jetsam 常与 flotsam 并列，但元音不同，不押韵；blossom 的重读元音虽同为 /ɒ/，但后面是 /səm/ 而非 /tsəm/，也不押韵。hansom、ransom 的拼写和读音都需要注意区分。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.