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单词 rubbish
释义 rub·bish
I. \ˈrəbish, -bēsh\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English robous, robys, robishe; perhaps akin to Middle English rubben to rub — more at rub
1.
 a. : useless fragments of stone or other material left over in building or broken from ruined buildings : rubble
 b. : miscellaneous useless valueless waste or rejected matter : trash, debris
  < three buildings surrounded by logs and stumps, carpenters' and masons' debris, and other rubbishAmerican Guide Series: Michigan >
  < letters, journals, estate accounts, locks of hair, shreds of silk, sentimental rubbish of all sorts — Mollie Panter-Downes >
2. : vapid, worthless, or nonsensical writing, talk, or art
 < of our dramatic literature few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives — W.B.Adams >
 < it is often said that editors and publishers do not order or commission stories — which, of course, is rubbish — Robert Moses >
Synonyms: see refuse
II. \ˈrəbish\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: rubbish, noun
Britain : to express disapproval of : disparage
 < in a high good humour that day, rubbishing London and the English with much of his old brio — Salman Rushdie >
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