junk

noun

/dʒʌŋk/

[uncountable] things that are considered to have no use or value无用的东西；无价值的东西 synonym rubbish
- I've cleared out all that old junk in the attic.我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。
- There's nothing but junk on the TV.电视上全是些无聊的东西。
- (informal, disapproving) Is this all your junk (= are these all your things)?这是你所有的家当吗？
Synonyms things
thingsstuff ▪ property ▪ possessions ▪ junk ▪ belongings ▪ goods ▪ valuablesThese are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.
things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose:
Shall I help you pack your things?我帮你打点行装好吗？
Bring your swimming things.随身带上游泳用品。
stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about:
Where’s all my stuff?我的东西都哪儿去了？
property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody:
This building is government property.这座大楼是政府的财产。
Be careful not to damage other people’s property.小心别损坏别人的财物。
possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:
Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.囚犯除信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。
junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value:
I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic.我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。
belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:
Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.请确保在下飞机前带好所有的随身物品。
goods (specialist or rather formal) possessions that can be moved:
He was found guilty of handling stolen goods.他被判犯销赃罪。
valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras:
Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。
Patterns
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings
Extra Examples
- There were bits of junk lying around.到处都是破烂。
- They cleared out the junk room (= a room where you keep things that you no longer need or want) to make a tiny bedroom.他们清理了垃圾房（即存放不再需要或不再想要的东西的房间），打造了一间小卧室。
- sculptures made from old junk and scrap metal用废旧物和废金属制成的雕塑
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- old
- useless
… of junk
- bit
- piece
- heap
- …
junk + verb
- lie about
- lie around
junk + noun
- shop
- room
- heap
- …
(also junk food)
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving) food that is quick and easy to prepare and eat but that is thought to be bad for your health垃圾食品（制作、食用方便却有害健康）
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- old
- useless
… of junk
- bit
- piece
- heap
- …
junk + verb
- lie about
- lie around
junk + noun
- shop
- room
- heap
- …
[countable] a Chinese boat with a square sail and a flat bottom中国式帆船；戎克船Topics Transport by waterc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. The current senses date from the mid 19th cent. noun sense 3 mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French juncque or Portuguese junco, from Malay jong, reinforced by Dutch jonk.

junk

verb

/dʒʌŋk/

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they junk	/dʒʌŋk/ /dʒʌŋk/
he / she / it junks	/dʒʌŋks/ /dʒʌŋks/
past simple junked	/dʒʌŋkt/ /dʒʌŋkt/
past participle junked	/dʒʌŋkt/ /dʒʌŋkt/
-ing form junking	/ˈdʒʌŋkɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʌŋkɪŋ/

junk something to get rid of something because it is no longer valuable or useful把…当作废物扔弃；丢弃；废弃
- All their old computers had been junked.他们所有的旧电脑都被报废了。
- His proposals were junked before they were even considered.他的建议甚至在被考虑之前就被废弃了。
Word Originverb late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. The current senses date from the mid 19th cent.