sweepings

英 [ˈswiːpɪŋz]

美 [ˈswipɪŋz]

网络扫拢的垃圾; 垃圾; 地脚货; 清扫物; 金属屑

Put the sweepings in the dustbin.
把垃圾倒入垃圾箱。
Waves of gleaners sift the sweepings of Hanoi's streets, just as children pick over the rubbish of Maputo's main tip.
越南河内的街道上是一波又一波的捡垃圾的，马普托的大垃圾场里可以看到捡垃圾的孩子。
Suddenly, he saw, among the sweepings in a corner, something round and white that looked very much like a hen's egg.
正在这时候，他看到一堆垃圾里好像有一样东西，圆滚滚的、白花花的，完全像个鸡蛋。
The sweepings from the cracks in our Wang family's floor are enough to last you a lifetime.
把我王家的地缝子扫一扫，就够你们过一辈子呢。
Yet he only thought about it, and stuck to the tea leaf sweepings which cost one cent a packet.
只是想到了，他还是喝那一个子儿一包的碎末。