词组 | rubbish |
释义 | rubbish /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ noun especially BrE 1. food, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown awayrubbish + nounsa rubbish bin/bag She put the plastic wrapper in the rubbish bin.a rubbish tip/dump (=a place where people take their rubbish, or where rubbish is buried in the ground) We took the old toys to the rubbish tip.rubbish collection They reduced rubbish collections to once a fortnight.verbsdump rubbish (=put large quantities of rubbish in a place where it should not be) People have spoiled the woods by dumping rubbish there.put sth in/with the rubbish We don’t need the bags anymore – you can put them in the rubbish.put the rubbish out (=put it where it can be collected) When putting out the rubbish, make sure that you wrap broken glass in newspaper.collect rubbish They complained that their rubbish had not been collected for two weeks.dispose of rubbish formal (=get rid of it) We can dispose of rubbish by burning it or burying it.recycle your rubbish (=do something to it so it can be used again) People are being encouraged to recycle their rubbish.be littered/strewn with rubbish (=have a lot of rubbish on it) The streets are littered with rubbish.adjectives/nouns + rubbishhousehold/domestic rubbish Over a third of British household rubbish is made up of packaging.garden/gardening rubbish (=dead leaves, parts cut from plants etc, to throw away or burn) They had a bonfire to get rid of some garden rubbish.phrasesa pile of rubbish There were piles of rubbish on the streets.Rubbish is used especially in British English. American speakers say trash or garbage.THESAURUS: rubbish garbage/trash AmE rubbish: The garbage is collected every Tuesday. | There were piles of trash in the backyard. | a black plastic garbage bag refuse formal rubbish: The strike has disrupted refuse collection. | It’s a site which is used for domestic refuse (=from people's homes). litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground: Parents should teach children not to drop litter. | The beach was covered in litter. waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processes: The company was fined for dumping toxic waste into the ocean. | No one knows how to dispose of nuclear waste safely. | We need to reduce the amount of household waste.2. informal something that seems very silly or wrongadjectivesabsolute/utter/complete rubbish What they are saying is absolute rubbish.old rubbish (=used when emphasizing how bad something is) They think that people will buy any old rubbish.such rubbish I’ve never heard such rubbish in my life.verbstalk rubbish People who say he will lose the election are talking rubbish.phrasesa load of (old) rubbish (=used when saying that something is very bad or silly) The show was a load of rubbish. |
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