| 单词 | dumping ground |
| 释义 | dumping ground From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdumping groundˈdumping ˌground noun [countable]1 a place where people get rid of waste materialdumping ground forRivers have always been a dumping ground for man’s unwanted waste.2 a place where people are sent when no one knows how to deal with themdumping ground forThe prison has been the dumping ground for difficult prisoners for years.Examples from the Corpusdumping ground• Were special education classes being used as a dumping ground for unwanted and troublesome minority group students?• They are often used as a dumping ground by nearby businesses or as living quarters and toilets for the homeless.• What it was, was not a school but a dumping ground.• But the woods were saved, thanks to the difficulties of farming on land that is a dumping ground of glacial fill.• We have acquired a reputation as the dumping ground with lightning speed. |
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