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litter bin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈlitter bin (also litter basket British English) noun [countable]  litter_bin.jpg DRUBBISH/WASTEa container in a public place, for things people throw away, such as papers or cans 〔公共场所的〕垃圾箱 SYN rubbish bin, waste bin, American English trash can/garbage can4  See picture on 见图 Page A13 Town 城镇4  See picture of 见图 BIN 15 see picture at 见图 bin1
Examples from the Corpus
litter binEventually I threw up into a litter bin attached to a crowded bus shelter on St George's Road.The worse for drink, he lurches away, staggering to a litter bin where he is sick.Amid the clattering trams and the hurrying crowds at the Hackescher Markt, the golden litter bin stands out.He remembered Woil staying by the bench and the litter bin where the Men could reach him.The mess of pizza fragments, uneaten chips, beer-cans, papers, had been swept into the litter bin.And when I pretended to be a horse I got so excited I bumped into this litter bin and fell over.
ˈlitter bin nounChineseSyllable
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litter bin
ˈlitter bin (also ˈlitter ˌbasket British English) noun [countable]

a container in a public place, for things people throw away, such as papers or cans
   SYN  rubbish bin, waste bin, trash can/garbage can American English


litter binBrE /ˈlɪtə bɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɪtər bɪn/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈtrash can) noun
a container for people to put rubbish/garbage in, in the street or in a public building (街道上或公共建筑物里的)垃圾箱,废物箱