Dumpster™
noun/ˈdʌmpstə(r)/
/ˈdʌmpstər/
(North American English) (British English skip)
- a large open container for putting old bricks, rubbish, etc. in. The Dumpster is then loaded on a lorry and taken away.
大垃圾桶（装工地废料、垃圾等，由卡车拖走） Culture'Dumpster diving' is taking things such as clothing, furniture and even food from these containers so that it can be used again. Some people do it as a way of protesting about waste in modern society.Word Origin1930s: originally Dempster Dumpster, proprietary name (based on dump) given by the American manufacturers, Dempster Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee.