Definition of rubbish heap in English:

rubbish heap

noun

British

A pile of waste or discarded material.
the old manuscripts were found in a rubbish heap
figurative most theories are eventually consigned to the rubbish heap
Example sentencesExamples
- Ownerless dogs scavenge the rubbish heaps on the waste ground to the rear of the building.
- Once he loses the election next fall he will be cast on the rubbish heap of history.
- In 1999, over 24 million people replaced their PCs; nearly 90 per cent of this high-tech waste ended up in the rubbish heap.
- I'm sure I have a current National Trust membership card somewhere in the rubbish heap that is my office.
- It is time for them to remember the dreams of their youth which they may now have thrown on the rubbish heap.
- This meandering, overlong movie is rescued from the cinematic rubbish heap solely by Holm's performance, and a few nice, humorous touches.
- We take our recyclable rubbish to a new facility a couple of miles away and we treat the rubbish heap with rat poison.
- Long-term plans on how to get rid of the borough's annual rubbish heap of 148,000 tonnes have proved a problem.
- Every day, they travel into the city to trawl through the dustbins and rubbish heaps for anything that can be sold or recycled.
- In Europe, laissez-faire ideology has sent economic policymakers to the rubbish heap.

单词	rubbish heap
释义	Definition of rubbish heap in English: rubbish heap noun British A pile of waste or discarded material. the old manuscripts were found in a rubbish heap figurative most theories are eventually consigned to the rubbish heap Example sentencesExamples Ownerless dogs scavenge the rubbish heaps on the waste ground to the rear of the building. Once he loses the election next fall he will be cast on the rubbish heap of history. In 1999, over 24 million people replaced their PCs; nearly 90 per cent of this high-tech waste ended up in the rubbish heap. I'm sure I have a current National Trust membership card somewhere in the rubbish heap that is my office. It is time for them to remember the dreams of their youth which they may now have thrown on the rubbish heap. This meandering, overlong movie is rescued from the cinematic rubbish heap solely by Holm's performance, and a few nice, humorous touches. We take our recyclable rubbish to a new facility a couple of miles away and we treat the rubbish heap with rat poison. Long-term plans on how to get rid of the borough's annual rubbish heap of 148,000 tonnes have proved a problem. Every day, they travel into the city to trawl through the dustbins and rubbish heaps for anything that can be sold or recycled. In Europe, laissez-faire ideology has sent economic policymakers to the rubbish heap.
随便看	twisting twistings twist in the wind twist in the wind twist-lock twist off twist of fate twist one's arm twist one's face into twistor twist (or turn) the knife (in the wound) twist (or turn) the knife (in the wound) twist (or wind or wrap) someone around one's little finger twist (or wind or wrap) someone around one's little finger twist round twist round one's little finger twists twists and turns twists and turns twist sb around one's little finger twist sb around one's little finger twist sb's arm twist somebody around one's little finger twist somebody around one's little finger twist somebody's arm