rubbish

Word family adjectiverubbishingrubbishlyrubbishynounrubbish

Related topics: Arts

ldoce_746_zrub·bish1 /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ S2 noun [uncountableU] especially British EnglishBrE

1 RUBBISH/WASTEfood, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away 〔已扔掉的〕垃圾，废弃物 SYN garbage, American English trash

a rubbish bin

垃圾桶

household rubbish

家庭垃圾

rubbish tip/dump (=a place to take rubbish) 垃圾场

2 informalRUBBISH/WASTE objects, papers etc that you no longer use and should throw away 垃圾〔指不再使用应该扔掉的东西〕

I’ve got so much rubbish on my desk it’s unbelievable.

我桌上有那么多垃圾，真是让人难以相信。

3 informalUNTRUE an idea, statement etc that is rubbish is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention 胡说八道；废话 SYN nonsense, American English garbage

You do talk rubbish sometimes.

你有时候确实胡说八道。

That’s a load of rubbish.

那都是废话连篇。

The suggestion is absolute rubbish.

这个建议绝对是一派胡言。

rubbish! spoken (=used to tell someone that what they have just said is completely wrong) 胡说！

4 informalABAD a film, book etc that is rubbish is very bad 水准低劣的电影[书籍等]

the usual Hollywood rubbish

好莱坞惯常的烂片

n THESAURUS

rubbish especially British EnglishBrE things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etc

People are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish.

the rubbish bin

garbage/trash American EnglishAmE 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.

litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground

Parents should teach children not to drop litter.

There was a lot of litter on the beach.

waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processes

nuclear waste

toxic waste

household waste

The company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea.

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Examples from the Corpus

rubbish• I rescued this table from a rubbish dump.• Two stolen paintings have been found dumped in a rubbish bin.• Disposal of our domestic rubbish is something we tend to forget about once it's been picked up by the dust-cart.• Is the roof space clean and clear of rubbish?• It's a load of rubbish.• The majors were quite polite and everything, it wasn't like they were saying it was a load of rubbish.• I don't know why you're watching that film, it's a load of old rubbish.• But many places hate importing other people's rubbish.• The dustmen collect the rubbish on Wednesdays.• Then nine tenths of the rubbish they've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is.• Don't forget to put the rubbish out before you go to bed.• If you believe all this rubbish, you'll believe anything.• The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers.• "What did you think of his speech?'' "I thought it was rubbish!''• There was rubbish and broken glass all over the grass.

rubbish tip/dump• Rubbish raid: Thieves broke into a rubbish dump near Ripon.• But over the past century we have made it into a rubbish dump.• During those sixty seconds of biological time, Modern Man has made a rubbish tip of Paradise.• They've agreed to postpone development of a rubbish dump for at least 10 years.• They searched for the money-filled teddy bear and were told it had been tossed on to a rubbish dump.• Trashing lives At night on the city rubbish tip in La Paz, strange things start to happen.• Here there was a natural beach, bordered by a thin band of scrub: beyond it was the council rubbish dump.• The device is being used at landfill rubbish tips and can tell scientists within minutes precisely what's going on underground.

absolute rubbish• All those stories about Sandra being mistaken for Lady Lucan are absolute rubbish as far as I am concerned.

rubbish2 verb [transitiveT]

British EnglishBrEBAD to say something is bad or useless 把〔某物〕说得一无是处

Examples from the Corpus

rubbish• The government will be claiming that its reform of legal aid was a triumph for justice and any dissent will be rubbished.• I've done my share of rubbishing believe me!• It is time we began to ask who are these women who rubbish men.• On the higher literary level it rubbished quite a bit of Hardy and much of D.H.Lawrence.• He did so by rubbishing the only viable goal of any Liberal Democrat election campaign - a hung parliament.

rubbish3 adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE informal

BADnot skilful at a particular activity 【英，非正式】技术差劲的

a rubbish team

一支蹩脚的球队

Origin rubbish

(1300-1400) Anglo-French rubbous, perhaps from Old French robe; → ROBE

词汇	rubbish
释义	rubbish Word family adjectiverubbishingrubbishlyrubbishynounrubbish Related topics: Arts ldoce_746_zrub·bish1 /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountableU] especially British EnglishBrE 1 RUBBISH/WASTEfood, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away 〔已扔掉的〕垃圾，废弃物 SYN garbage, American English trash a rubbish bin 垃圾桶 household rubbish 家庭垃圾 rubbish tip/dump (=a place to take rubbish) 垃圾场 2 informalRUBBISH/WASTE objects, papers etc that you no longer use and should throw away 垃圾〔指不再使用应该扔掉的东西〕 I’ve got so much rubbish on my desk it’s unbelievable. 我桌上有那么多垃圾，真是让人难以相信。 3 informalUNTRUE an idea, statement etc that is rubbish is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention 胡说八道；废话 SYN nonsense, American English garbage You do talk rubbish sometimes. 你有时候确实胡说八道。 That’s a load of rubbish. 那都是废话连篇。 The suggestion is absolute rubbish. 这个建议绝对是一派胡言。 rubbish! spoken (=used to tell someone that what they have just said is completely wrong) 胡说！ 4 informalABAD a film, book etc that is rubbish is very bad 水准低劣的电影[书籍等] the usual Hollywood rubbish 好莱坞惯常的烂片 n THESAURUS rubbish especially British EnglishBrE things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etc People are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish. the rubbish bin garbage/trash American EnglishAmE 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. litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground Parents should teach children not to drop litter. There was a lot of litter on the beach. waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processes nuclear waste toxic waste household waste The company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea. 5 FREQUENCY 使用频率 Examples from the Corpus rubbish• I rescued this table from a rubbish dump.• Two stolen paintings have been found dumped in a rubbish bin.• Disposal of our domestic rubbish is something we tend to forget about once it's been picked up by the dust-cart.• Is the roof space clean and clear of rubbish?• It's a load of rubbish.• The majors were quite polite and everything, it wasn't like they were saying it was a load of rubbish.• I don't know why you're watching that film, it's a load of old rubbish.• But many places hate importing other people's rubbish.• The dustmen collect the rubbish on Wednesdays.• Then nine tenths of the rubbish they've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is.• Don't forget to put the rubbish out before you go to bed.• If you believe all this rubbish, you'll believe anything.• The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers.• "What did you think of his speech?'' "I thought it was rubbish!''• There was rubbish and broken glass all over the grass. rubbish tip/dump• Rubbish raid: Thieves broke into a rubbish dump near Ripon.• But over the past century we have made it into a rubbish dump.• During those sixty seconds of biological time, Modern Man has made a rubbish tip of Paradise.• They've agreed to postpone development of a rubbish dump for at least 10 years.• They searched for the money-filled teddy bear and were told it had been tossed on to a rubbish dump.• Trashing lives At night on the city rubbish tip in La Paz, strange things start to happen.• Here there was a natural beach, bordered by a thin band of scrub: beyond it was the council rubbish dump.• The device is being used at landfill rubbish tips and can tell scientists within minutes precisely what's going on underground. absolute rubbish• All those stories about Sandra being mistaken for Lady Lucan are absolute rubbish as far as I am concerned. rubbish2 verb [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEBAD to say something is bad or useless 把〔某物〕说得一无是处 Examples from the Corpus rubbish• The government will be claiming that its reform of legal aid was a triumph for justice and any dissent will be rubbished.• I've done my share of rubbishing believe me!• It is time we began to ask who are these women who rubbish men.• On the higher literary level it rubbished quite a bit of Hardy and much of D.H.Lawrence.• He did so by rubbishing the only viable goal of any Liberal Democrat election campaign - a hung parliament. rubbish3 adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE informal BADnot skilful at a particular activity 【英，非正式】技术差劲的 a rubbish team 一支蹩脚的球队 Origin rubbish (1300-1400) Anglo-French rubbous, perhaps from Old French robe; → ROBE
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