flotsam /ˈflɒtsəm/

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Flotsam is useless material, for example bits of wood and plastic, that is floating on the ocean or has been left by the ocean on the shore. 浮货; 漂在海上或被冲到岸边的废料，如木头和塑料。

  例：

  The water was full of flotsam and refuse.

  水里漂满了垃圾和废物。

• 2. 

  PHRASE You can use flotsam and jetsam to refer to small or unimportant items that are found together, especially ones that have no connection with each other. 零碎什物

  例：

  ...cereal boxes, bottles, and all the flotsam and jetsam of the kitchen.

  ...麦片盒、瓶瓶罐罐和厨房里各种杂乱的物品。