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ldoce_025_gbin1 /bɪn/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]  1  British EnglishDHC a container for putting waste in 垃圾箱，垃圾桶 → trash can, waste paper basket Throw it in the bin. 把它扔到垃圾箱里去。 → dustbin, litter bin →5  See picture of pedal bin BrE【英】脚踏式垃圾桶, recycling bin/box 废物回收箱, wastepaper basket BrE【英】/wastebasket AmE【美】废纸篓 ... →4  See picture of 见图 bin2. BBTTIFa large container for storing things, such as goods in a shop or substances in a factory 〔商店或工厂里的〕大贮藏箱n COLLOCATIONStypes of bina rubbish/waste binThe rubbish bin is full.a litter bin (=a bin in a public place)Please put all your rubbish in the litter bin.a wastepaper bin (=for paper you throw away)I threw the letter straight in the wastepaper bin.a pedal bin (=that you open by pressing a lever with your foot)There is a pedal bin in the bathroom.a wheelie bin (=a big bin on wheels kept outside a house)They come to empty the wheelie bins on Friday.a recycling bin (=for rubbish that you can recycle)Those plastic cartons can go in the recycling bin.verbsput/throw something in the bin (also chuck something in the bin informal)Shall I put this old bread in the bin?bin + NOUNa bin bag/liner (=that you use inside a bin to keep it clean)We need some more bin liners for the kitchen bin.the bin men (=the people who take your rubbish away)Which day do the bin men come?

Examples from the Corpus

bin• She had been left covered by a black bin bag.• Some designs have no control group comparison at all; these are referred to as quasi-experimental bins.• Several cities set up drop-off bins.• The vast majority of people in Thurrock took my advice and put the silly leaflet in the bin.• Instead of routinely tossing frequent-flier program newsletters into the trash bin, peruse them for upcoming bargains.• But then, with an exclamation of self-mockery, she went into the galley and brushed the hairs into the waste bin.• A large wooden bin with slatted sides and a removable front is easy to make from timber.bin2 verb (binned, binning) [transitive]  THROW AWAY British English informal to throw something away 扔掉 Just bin that letter. 那封信就扔掉吧。→ See Verb tableOrigin bin Old English binn

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bin¹ S2 /bɪn/ noun [countable]
1. British English a container for putting waste in ⇨ trash can, waste paper basket:
    Throw it in the bin. ⇨ dustbin, litter bin
2. a large container for storing things, such as goods in a shop or substances in a factory
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ types of bin
   ▪ a rubbish/waste bin The rubbish bin is full.
   ▪ a litter bin (=a bin in a public place) Please put all your rubbish in the litter bin.
   ▪ a wastepaper bin (=for paper you throw away) I threw the letter straight in the wastepaper bin.
   ▪ a pedal bin (=that you open by pressing a lever with your foot) There is a pedal bin in the bathroom.
   ▪ a wheelie bin (=a big bin on wheels kept outside a house) They come to empty the wheelie bins on Friday.
   ▪ a recycling bin (=for rubbish that you can recycle) Those plastic cartons can go in the recycling bin.
■ verbs
   ▪ put/throw something in the bin (also chuck something in the bin informal) Shall I put this old bread in the bin?
■ bin + NOUN
   ▪ a bin bag/liner (=that you use inside a bin to keep it clean) We need some more bin liners for the kitchen bin.
   ▪ the bin men (=the people who take your rubbish away) Which day do the bin men come?

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bin² verb (past tense and past participle binned, present participle binning) [transitive]
British English informal to throw something away:
    Just bin that letter.