单词 | garbage |
释义 | garbage (gɑːʳbɪdʒ ) 1. uncountable noun B1+ Garbage is rubbish, especially waste from a kitchen. [mainly US] ...a garbage bag. ...rotting piles of garbage. Synonyms: junk, rubbish, litter, trash [mainly US, Canadian] 2. uncountable noun B2 usage note: In American English, the words garbage and trash are most commonly used to refer to waste material that is thrown away. ...the smell of rotting garbage... She threw the bottle into the trash. In British English, rubbish is the usual word. Garbage and trash are sometimes used in British English, but only informally and metaphorically. I don't have to listen to this garbage... The book was trash. If someone says that an idea or opinion is garbage, they are emphasizing that they believe it is untrue or unimportant. [informal, disapproval] I personally think this is complete garbage. Furious government officials branded her story 'garbage'. Synonyms: nonsense, bull [slang], rot, crap [slang] Idioms: garbage in, garbage out said to mean that if you produce something using poor quality materials, the thing you produce will also be of poor quality A computer expert, he said he'd learned from computer programming that if you put garbage in, you get garbage out. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: garbage bin We take their garbage bin to the street and back. Times, Sunday Times A witch in a garbage bin! Times, Sunday Times This family has classically been a garbage bin taxon for snakes that do not fit elsewhere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are no garbage bins along the trails. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cameras can be concealed, for example in garbage bins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Graffiti, litter, garbage pickup and safer streets are high on the electorate's list of concerns. Globe and Mail He insisted on backyard garbage pickup without an additional fee to make litter less likely to land on the streets while being collected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lacking sufficient tax revenues, the city cut back on maintenance, sewers failed and garbage pickup ceased. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large cities are dark at night to conserve electricity, and garbage pickup has stopped, causing urban areas to become squalid and filthy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Homes and condominiums are constructed along streets, with garages and garbage pickup done in narrow but paved alleyways behind the homes, keeping the look of home fronts and sidewalks pristine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The residences featured modern conveniences such as gas, water, indoor plumbing sewerage and regular garbage removal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Regular garbage removal and rodent control measures were put into place to discourage the birds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Planned shrinkage involves decreasing city services such as police patrols, garbage removal, street repairs, and fire protection, from selected city neighborhoods suffering from urban decay, crime, and poverty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 垃圾 Japanese: ごみ |
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