rub·bish
noun/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
[uncountable]- (especially British English) things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
垃圾；废弃物 - a rubbish bag/bin
垃圾袋；垃圾桶 - a rubbish dump/heap/tip
垃圾场；垃圾堆；垃圾倾倒处 - The streets were littered with rubbish.
街上到处都是垃圾。 - garden/household rubbish
花园／生活垃圾 - The rubbish is collected on Tuesdays.
每周二收垃圾。 - Weeks have gone by without a rubbish collection, and the stench is terrible.
已经好几个星期没有垃圾收集了，而且恶臭难闻。 - He is supporting a campaign to encourage people to recycle their rubbish.
他正在支持一项鼓励人们回收垃圾的运动。
British/American rubbish / garbage / trash / refuserubbish / garbage / trash / refuse- Rubbish is the usual word in British English for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. Garbage and trash are both used in North American English. Inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material, while trash is paper, card and dry material.
- In British English, you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. In North American English, your garbage and trash goes in a garbage can/trashcan in the street and is collected by garbage men/collectors.
- Refuse is a formal word and is used in both British English and North American English. Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector.
Wordfinder- drain
- dump
- effluent
- exhaust
- fly-tip
- incinerator
- landfill
- rubbish
- sewage
- waste
Collocations The environmentThe environmentEnvironmental damagesee also garbage, trash- cause/contribute to climate change/global warming
- produce pollution/CO2/greenhouse (gas) emissions
- damage/destroy the environment/a marine ecosystem/the ozone layer/coral reefs
- degrade ecosystems/habitats/the environment
- harm the environment/wildlife/marine life
- threaten natural habitats/coastal ecosystems/a species with extinction
- deplete natural resources/the ozone layer
- pollute rivers and lakes/waterways/the air/the atmosphere/the environment/oceans
- contaminate groundwater/the soil/food/crops
- log forests/rainforests/trees
- address/combat/tackle the threat/effects/impact of climate change
- fight/take action on/reduce/stop global warming
- limit/curb/control air/water/atmospheric/environmental pollution
- cut/reduce pollution/greenhouse gas emissions
- offset carbon/CO2 emissions
- reduce (the size of) your carbon footprint
- achieve/promote sustainable development
- preserve/conserve biodiversity/natural resources
- protect endangered species/a coastal ecosystem
- prevent/stop soil erosion/overfishing/massive deforestation/damage to ecosystems
- raise awareness of environmental issues
- save the planet/the rainforests/an endangered species
- conserve/save/consume/waste energy
- manage/exploit/be rich in natural resources
- dump/dispose of hazardous/toxic/nuclear waste
- dispose of/throw away litter/(especially British English) rubbish/(especially North American English) garbage/(North American English) trash/sewage
- use/be made from recycled/recyclable/biodegradable material
- recycle bottles/packaging/paper/plastic/waste
- promote/encourage recycling/sustainable development/the use of renewable energy
- develop/invest in/promote renewable energy
- reduce your dependence/reliance on fossil fuels
- get/obtain/generate/produce electricity from wind, solar and wave power/renewable sources
- build/develop a (50-megawatt/offshore) wind farm
- install/be fitted with/be powered by solar panels
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2- He's clearing rubbish out of the attic.
他正在清除阁楼上的垃圾。 - I forgot to put the rubbish out last night.
昨晚我忘记把垃圾拿出去了。 - Someone had dumped their rubbish by the road.
有人把垃圾倒在了马路边上。 - There was rubbish strewn around everywhere.
到处都是乱扔的垃圾。 - Throw the rubbish in the bin.
把垃圾扔到垃圾箱里。 - Over a third of British household rubbish is packaging.
英国人的生活垃圾超过三分之一来自于包装。 - About three million tonnes of rubbish will be thrown away.
大约三百万吨垃圾将被扔掉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- domestic
- household
- garden
- …
- bag
- pile
- tons
- …
- put out
- collect
- remove
- …
- decay
- rot
- bag
- bin
- skip
- …
- a rubbish bag/bin
- (British English, informal) (also used as an adjective) something that you think is of poor quality
劣质的东西 - I thought the play was rubbish!
我觉得这部戏很差！ - The film was absolute/complete rubbish.
这部电影绝对/完全是垃圾。 - Do we have to listen to this rubbish music?
我们一定要听这样差劲的音乐吗？ - They said I was a rubbish boss.
他们说我是个垃圾老板。
Extra Examples- We had some rubbish teachers at school.
我们学校有一些很差劲的教师。 - I was told their new album's complete rubbish.
我听说他们的新专辑差劲透了。 - The antique shop was just full of old rubbish.
这个古玩店里全是些陈旧的废物。 - Many critics see the paintings as worthless rubbish.
许多批评家认为这些绘画一文不值。 - Why are you eating such rubbish?
你为什么吃这些垃圾食品？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- total
- …
- talk
- rubbish about
- a load of rubbish
- what rubbish!
- I thought the play was rubbish!
- (British English, informal) comments, ideas, etc. that you think are stupid or wrong
废话；瞎说 - Rubbish! You're not fat.
瞎说！你并不胖。 - You're talking a load of rubbish.
你说的都是一派胡言。 - It's not rubbish—it's true!
这不是瞎说，是真的！ - He described the claims as utter rubbish and nonsense.
他称这些说法完全是垃圾和无稽之谈。
Extra Examples- What he said was just a load of old rubbish.
他所说的不过是些老掉牙的无稽之谈。 - the usual rubbish about his undiscovered talents
关于他未被发现的天赋的老一套废话 - She's always talking rubbish.
她总是说些废话。 - That suggestion's absolute rubbish.
这个建议绝对是垃圾。 - Then we were told a lot of rubbish about ‘leadership’ and ‘bonding’.
接着有人对我们讲了一大堆有关“领导才能”和“情谊”的废话。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- total
- …
- talk
- rubbish about
- a load of rubbish
- what rubbish!
- Rubbish! You're not fat.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French rubbous; perhaps related to Old French robe ‘spoils’; compare with rubble. The change in the ending was due to association with -ish. The verb (1950s) was originally Australian and New Zealand slang.