junk
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++junk1 /dʒʌŋk/ ●●● S2 noun 1 [uncountable]USELESS old or unwanted objects that have no use or value 废旧杂物 This cupboard’s full of junk. 这个壁橱里塞满了杂物。 ► Do not use junk when you are talking about things such as empty packets, cans, and bottles that are left in a public place. Use litter: Don’t drop litter in the street.不要用 junk 指人们丢弃在公共场所的空纸盒、空罐头和空瓶子，而要用 litter: Don’t drop litter in the street. 别在街上乱丢垃圾。2. [uncountable]DF junk food 垃圾食品3. [countable]TTW a Chinese sailing boat 中国式帆船
Examples from the Corpus
junk• So when the company makes money, its junk soars, in anticipation of the windfall.• They have so much junk in their yard. It makes the neighborhood look awful.• I must clean out this cupboard - it's absolutely full of junk.• Her cupboards were full of junk which she had accumulated over the years.• a pile of old junk• a market stall selling junk and old clothes• a garage filled with junk• Don't fill yourself up with junk, dinner's in an hour.junk2 verb [transitive] USELESSto get rid of something because it is old or useless 丢掉〔废旧物品〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
junk• It would have been too expensive to fix the car, so we junked it.• Closer to home, Rohr has junked its proposed new headquarters building in Chula Vista.• For David Marquand's main mistake is to see the policy review as merely an exercise in junking outmoded policies.• But before you junk that 2-or 3-year-old computer, consider an important alternative: upgrading.• Wally's dad had the contract to clear them out, sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest.From Longman Business Dictionaryjunkjunk adjective informal disapproving junk email/fax/mail email etc sent to someone who has not requested it, usually to advertise somethingThe system allows the user to receive only filtered messages, a benefit in dealing with junk email.Origin junk1 1. (1300-1400) Perhaps from Old French jonc “reed”2. (1500-1600) Portuguese junco, from Javanese jonjunk1 nounjunk2 verbChinese
have or old value or that no objects unwanted Business Corpus use
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junk
ˈjunk food 
(also junk) noun [uncountable]
informal food that is not healthy, for example because it contains a lot of fat, sugar etc ⇨ fast food
junk1 /dʒʌŋk/ noun
Origin: Perhaps from Old French jonc 'reed'
Language: Portuguese
Origin: junco, from Javanese jon1. [uncountable] old or unwanted objects that have no use or value:
This cupboard’s full of junk.
► Do not use junk when you are talking about things such as empty packets, cans, and bottles that are left in a public place. Use litter: Don’t drop litter in the street.
2. [uncountable] junk food
3. [countable] a Chinese sailing boat
junk2 verb [transitive]
to get rid of something because it is old or useless
| I |
(also junk) noun [uncountable]informal food that is not healthy, for example because it contains a lot of fat, sugar etc ⇨ fast food
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noun Sense 1-2
Date: 1300-1400Origin: Perhaps from Old French jonc 'reed'
Sense 3
Date: 1500-1600Language: Portuguese
Origin: junco, from Javanese jon
► Do not use junk when you are talking about things such as empty packets, cans, and bottles that are left in a public place. Use litter: Don’t drop litter in the street.
2. [uncountable] junk food
3. [countable] a Chinese sailing boat
| III |
verb [transitive]to get rid of something because it is old or useless
things ( objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purposerather
指个人拥有或作特定用途的物品、衣服、用具 ：◆ 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 [ ( 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指名称不详、名称无关紧要或所指明确的东西、物品、玩意儿 ：◆ Where's all my stuff? 我那些东西都哪儿去了？ property [ ( a thing or things that are owned by sbrather
指所有物、财产、财物 ：◆ 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 sth that can be moved 指个人财产、私人物品（尤指动产） ：◆ 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 [ 指无用的东西、无价值的东西 ：◆ 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 指动产，尤指随身物品 ：◆ 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 ( possessions that can be movedor rather
指动产、（可搬运的）私人财产 ：◆ 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 尤指私人的贵重物品（如首饰、相机等） ：◆ 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/belongingsto collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongingsto search sb's/your/the things/stuff/property/belongingsto go through sb's/your/the things/stuff/belongings