zinc dross
鋅灰，鋅渣
discard the dross and select the essential
去粗取精
purge metal of dross (= purge away dross from metal)
清除金屬中的浮渣
The company needs to get rid of the dross in order to improve efficiency.
公司需要清除廢料以提高效率。
She sifted through the dross to find the valuable items hidden within.
她篩選廢物以找到其中隱藏的有價值物品。
His speech was full of dross, lacking any meaningful content.
他的演講充滿了無意義的廢話，缺乏任何有意義的內容。
The book was filled with dross, making it difficult to find the important information.
這本書充斥着無用的廢話，使得很難找到重要信息。
The dross of society often gets overlooked in discussions about progress.
社會的廢物經常在關於進步的討論中被忽視。
The artist separated the dross from the gold in his latest collection.
藝術家在他最新的作品中將廢物與寶貴之物分開。
The dross of negativity clouded her mind, preventing her from seeing the positive aspects of the situation.
消極的廢話使她的思維混亂，無法看到情況的積極方面。
The dross of gossip spread quickly through the office, causing tension among coworkers.
八卦的廢話迅速在辦公室傳播開來，導致同事之間緊張。
The dross of outdated practices needed to be removed to make room for innovation.
過時做法的廢物需要清除，爲創新讓出空間。
He skimmed off the dross of irrelevant information to focus on what was truly important.
他篩除了無關信息的廢物，專注於真正重要的事情。
Do you see the crust of dross or lead-rust on the surface?
鉛皮表面那一層渣滓的硬膜——也就是鉛鏽, 你看到了嗎?
來源: British Students' Science ReaderDoes it have a role as a shortcut to good data amid all the dross?
它是否可以作爲在所有糟粕中獲取優質數據的捷徑？
來源: "Christian Science Monitor" podcast seriesAll the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
凡地上的惡人，你除掉他，好像除掉渣滓，因此我愛你的法度。
來源: 19 Psalms Musical Bible Theater Version - NIVUltimately, much like the Babylonians and Romans, we seek to reaffirm the best parts of ourselves, while leaving the dross behind.
最終，就像巴比倫人和羅馬人一樣，我們尋求重申自己最好的部分， 同時將糟粕留在身後。
來源: BBC Learning English (official version)Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Because you have all become dross, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
所以主耶和華如此說：因你們都成爲渣滓，我必聚集你們在耶路撒冷中。
來源: 26 Ezekiel Soundtrack Bible Theater Version - NIVWith no appraisal of the worth or dross of these two things, it seemed to Anthony that they lay somewhere near the heart of love.
沒有評估這兩件事的價值或糟粕，在安東尼看來，它們就在愛情的核心附近。
來源: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)I believe the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.
我相信提供有用的服務是人類共同的責任，唯有在犧牲奉獻的煉火中，自私自利的渣滓始能燒燬，而人類靈魂的偉大也才能發揮出來。
來源: 100 Beautiful Articles for Morning Reading in English Level FourI believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.
我相信報效社會是人類共同的責任；惟有在犧牲奉獻的煉火中, 自私自利的渣滓才能燒燬, 而人類靈魂的偉大也才能發揮出來。
來源: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitationzinc dross
鋅灰，鋅渣
discard the dross and select the essential
去粗取精
purge metal of dross (= purge away dross from metal)
清除金屬中的浮渣
The company needs to get rid of the dross in order to improve efficiency.
公司需要清除廢料以提高效率。
She sifted through the dross to find the valuable items hidden within.
她篩選廢物以找到其中隱藏的有價值物品。
His speech was full of dross, lacking any meaningful content.
他的演講充滿了無意義的廢話，缺乏任何有意義的內容。
The book was filled with dross, making it difficult to find the important information.
這本書充斥着無用的廢話，使得很難找到重要信息。
The dross of society often gets overlooked in discussions about progress.
社會的廢物經常在關於進步的討論中被忽視。
The artist separated the dross from the gold in his latest collection.
藝術家在他最新的作品中將廢物與寶貴之物分開。
The dross of negativity clouded her mind, preventing her from seeing the positive aspects of the situation.
消極的廢話使她的思維混亂，無法看到情況的積極方面。
The dross of gossip spread quickly through the office, causing tension among coworkers.
八卦的廢話迅速在辦公室傳播開來，導致同事之間緊張。
The dross of outdated practices needed to be removed to make room for innovation.
過時做法的廢物需要清除，爲創新讓出空間。
He skimmed off the dross of irrelevant information to focus on what was truly important.
他篩除了無關信息的廢物，專注於真正重要的事情。
Do you see the crust of dross or lead-rust on the surface?
鉛皮表面那一層渣滓的硬膜——也就是鉛鏽, 你看到了嗎?
來源: British Students' Science ReaderDoes it have a role as a shortcut to good data amid all the dross?
它是否可以作爲在所有糟粕中獲取優質數據的捷徑？
來源: "Christian Science Monitor" podcast seriesAll the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
凡地上的惡人，你除掉他，好像除掉渣滓，因此我愛你的法度。
來源: 19 Psalms Musical Bible Theater Version - NIVUltimately, much like the Babylonians and Romans, we seek to reaffirm the best parts of ourselves, while leaving the dross behind.
最終，就像巴比倫人和羅馬人一樣，我們尋求重申自己最好的部分， 同時將糟粕留在身後。
來源: BBC Learning English (official version)Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Because you have all become dross, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
所以主耶和華如此說：因你們都成爲渣滓，我必聚集你們在耶路撒冷中。
來源: 26 Ezekiel Soundtrack Bible Theater Version - NIVWith no appraisal of the worth or dross of these two things, it seemed to Anthony that they lay somewhere near the heart of love.
沒有評估這兩件事的價值或糟粕，在安東尼看來，它們就在愛情的核心附近。
來源: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)I believe the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.
我相信提供有用的服務是人類共同的責任，唯有在犧牲奉獻的煉火中，自私自利的渣滓始能燒燬，而人類靈魂的偉大也才能發揮出來。
來源: 100 Beautiful Articles for Morning Reading in English Level FourI believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.
我相信報效社會是人類共同的責任；惟有在犧牲奉獻的煉火中, 自私自利的渣滓才能燒燬, 而人類靈魂的偉大也才能發揮出來。
來源: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation探索常見搜尋詞彙