dross
🇺🇸
/drɑːs/
🇬🇧
/drɒs/
The least valuable part of something, often considered as waste or of low quality.
She described the new TV show as complete dross.
她形容这个新的电视节目完全是垃圾。
Waste material separated from a metal during the melting process.
In the process, the dross is removed to extract the pure metal.
在这个过程中,去除杂质以提炼纯净的金属。