driftwood

英[ˈdrɪftwʊd]美[ˈdrɪftˌwʊd]

n.流木，浮木，（社会变动所产生的）无用的人，流送材；

例句

My son found a piece of driftwood this morning.我的儿子今天早上找到了一块漂流的木片.

The sound seemed to come from some driftwood close at hand.这声音好象来自近处漂来的木头上.

I found this driftwood on the beach.我在海边发现这根漂流木。

...a piece of driftwood which he used as a paddle.他用作桨使的一块浮木

...a piece of driftwood carried down with the current...顺流而下的一块浮木

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-UNCOUNT

漂流木,浮木(被海水或河流冲上岸或仍在水中漂流的木头)

Driftwood is wood which has been carried onto the shore by the motion of the sea or a river, or which is still floating on the water.

英英词典释义

Noun

1. wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore