1. | (冲上岸或漂浮水面的)船只残骸,碎木,零碎杂物;废料parts of boats, pieces of wood or rubbish/garbage, etc. that are found on land near the sea or floating on the sea; any kind of rubbish/garbage |
The beaches are wide and filled with interesting flotsam and jetsam . 海滩宽阔,到处是有趣的被冲上岸的零碎杂物。 |
2. | 无家可归者;失业流浪者people who have no home or job and who move from place to place, often rejected by society |
the human flotsam of inner cities 内城区无家可归的流浪者 |