rubbish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_746_zrub·bish1 /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable] especially British English 1 RUBBISH/WASTEfood, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away 〔已扔掉的〕垃圾，废弃物 SYN garbage, American English trash a rubbish bin 垃圾桶 household rubbish 家庭垃圾rubbish tip/dump (=a place to take rubbish) 垃圾场2 informalRUBBISH/WASTE objects, papers etc that you no longer use and should throw away 垃圾〔指不再使用应该扔掉的东西〕 I’ve got so much rubbish on my desk it’s unbelievable. 我桌上有那么多垃圾，真是让人难以相信。3 informalUNTRUE an idea, statement etc that is rubbish is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention 胡说八道；废话 SYN nonsense, American English garbage You do talk rubbish sometimes. 你有时候确实胡说八道。 That’s a load of rubbish. 那都是废话连篇。 The suggestion is absolute rubbish. 这个建议绝对是一派胡言。rubbish! spoken (=used to tell someone that what they have just said is completely wrong) 胡说！4 informalABAD a film, book etc that is rubbish is very bad 水准低劣的电影[书籍等] the usual Hollywood rubbish 好莱坞惯常的烂片n THESAURUSrubbish especially British English things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etcPeople are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish.the rubbish bingarbage/trash American English rubbishThe garbage is collected every Tuesday.There were piles of trash in the backyard.a black plastic garbage bagrefuse formal rubbishThe strike has disrupted refuse collection.It’s a site which is used for domestic refuse.litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the groundParents should teach children not to drop litter.There was a lot of litter on the beach.waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processesnuclear wastetoxic wastehousehold wasteThe company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea.5 FREQUENCY 使用频率
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rubbish• I rescued this table from a rubbish dump.• Two stolen paintings have been found dumped in a rubbish bin.• Disposal of our domestic rubbish is something we tend to forget about once it's been picked up by the dust-cart.• Is the roof space clean and clear of rubbish?• It's a load of rubbish.• The majors were quite polite and everything, it wasn't like they were saying it was a load of rubbish.• I don't know why you're watching that film, it's a load of old rubbish.• But many places hate importing other people's rubbish.• The dustmen collect the rubbish on Wednesdays.• Then nine tenths of the rubbish they've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is.• Don't forget to put the rubbish out before you go to bed.• If you believe all this rubbish, you'll believe anything.• The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers.• "What did you think of his speech?'' "I thought it was rubbish!''• There was rubbish and broken glass all over the grass.rubbish tip/dump• Rubbish raid: Thieves broke into a rubbish dump near Ripon.• But over the past century we have made it into a rubbish dump.• During those sixty seconds of biological time, Modern Man has made a rubbish tip of Paradise.• They've agreed to postpone development of a rubbish dump for at least 10 years.• They searched for the money-filled teddy bear and were told it had been tossed on to a rubbish dump.• Trashing lives At night on the city rubbish tip in La Paz, strange things start to happen.• Here there was a natural beach, bordered by a thin band of scrub: beyond it was the council rubbish dump.• The device is being used at landfill rubbish tips and can tell scientists within minutes precisely what's going on underground.absolute rubbish• All those stories about Sandra being mistaken for Lady Lucan are absolute rubbish as far as I am concerned.rubbish2 verb [transitive] British EnglishBAD to say something is bad or useless 把〔某物〕说得一无是处→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
rubbish• The government will be claiming that its reform of legal aid was a triumph for justice and any dissent will be rubbished.• I've done my share of rubbishing believe me!• It is time we began to ask who are these women who rubbish men.• On the higher literary level it rubbished quite a bit of Hardy and much of D.H.Lawrence.• He did so by rubbishing the only viable goal of any Liberal Democrat election campaign - a hung parliament.rubbish3 adjective British English informal BADnot skilful at a particular activity 【英，非正式】技术差劲的 a rubbish team 一支蹩脚的球队Origin rubbish (1300-1400) Anglo-French rubbous, perhaps from Old French robe; → ROBErub·bish1 noun →n THESAURUS1 →5 FREQUENCY1rubbish2 verbrubbish3 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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rubbish
rub‧bish1 S2 /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ 
noun [uncountable] especially British English1. food, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away
SYN garbage, trash American English:
a rubbish bin
household rubbish
rubbish tip/dump (=a place to take rubbish)
2. informal objects, papers etc that you no longer use and should throw away:
I’ve got so much rubbish on my desk it’s unbelievable.
3. informal an idea, statement, etc that is rubbish is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention
SYN nonsense, garbage American English:
You do talk rubbish sometimes.
That’s a load of rubbish.
The suggestion is absolute rubbish.
rubbish! spoken (=used to tell someone that what they have just said is completely wrong)
4. informal a film, book etc that is rubbish is very bad:
the usual Hollywood rubbish
▪ rubbish especially British English things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etc: People are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish. | the rubbish bin
▪garbage/trash American English rubbish: The garbage is collected every Tuesday. | There were piles of trash in the backyard. | a black plastic garbage bag
▪refuse formal rubbish: The strike has disrupted refuse collection. | It’s a site which is used for domestic refuse.
▪litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground: Parents should teach children not to drop litter. | There was a lot of litter on the beach.
▪waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processes: nuclear waste | toxic waste | household waste | The company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea.
rubbish2 verb [transitive]
British English to say something is bad or useless
rubbish3 adjective British English informal
not skilful at a particular activity:
a rubbish team
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noun [uncountable] especially British English1. food, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away SYN garbage, trash American English:
rubbish tip/dump (=a place to take rubbish)
2. informal objects, papers etc that you no longer use and should throw away:
3. informal an idea, statement, etc that is rubbish is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention
SYN nonsense, garbage American English:
rubbish! spoken (=used to tell someone that what they have just said is completely wrong)
4. informal a film, book etc that is rubbish is very bad:
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verb [transitive]British English to say something is bad or useless
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adjective British English informalnot skilful at a particular activity:
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Rubbish is the usual word inBrE Garbage andtrash are both used inNAmE garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material, whiletrash is paper, cardboard and dry material.在英式英语中，rubbish 为常用词，指垃圾、废物。garbage 和 trash 均用于美式英语。生活垃圾中，garbage 多指废弃的食物和其他湿物质，而 trash 则指废弃的纸、硬纸板和干物质。 In BrE rubbish in adustbin in the street to be collected by thedustmen . InNAmE garbage andtrash goes in agarbage/trash can in the street and is collected bygarbage men/collectors .在英式英语中，垃圾为 rubbish，街上的垃圾桶为 dustbin，清除垃圾的工人叫 dustman。在美式英语中，垃圾为 garbage 和 trash，街上的垃圾桶为 garbage/trash can，清除垃圾的工人叫 garbage man/collector。 Refuse is a formal word and is used in bothBrE NAmE Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector.* refuse 为正式用语，用于英式英语和美式英语均可。refuse collector 为 dustman 或 garbage collector 的正式说法。
Environmental damage 环境破坏
cause/contribute to climate change/global warming引起气候变化／全球变暖 produce pollution/CO2/greenhouse (gas) emissions产生污染／二氧化碳／温室气体排放 damage/destroy the environment/a marine ecosystem/the ozone layer/coral reefs破坏环境／海洋生态系统／臭氧层／珊瑚礁 degrade ecosystems/habitats/the environment使生态系统／栖息地／环境退化 harm the environment/wildlife/marine life危害环境／野生动物／海洋生物 threaten natural habitats/coastal ecosystems/a species with extinction构成对自然栖息地／沿海生态系统／物种灭绝的威胁 deplete natural resources/the ozone layer大量损耗自然资源／臭氧层 pollute rivers and lakes/waterways/the air/the atmosphere/the environment/oceans污染河流湖泊／航道／空气／大气层／环境／海洋 contaminate groundwater/the soil/food/crops污染地下水／土壤／食物／庄稼 log forests/rainforests/trees采伐森林／热带雨林／树木
Protecting the environment 保护环境
address/combat/tackle the threat/effects/impact of climate change设法解决／防止／应对气候变化带来的威胁／影响／冲击 fight/take action on/reduce/stop global warming对抗／采取行动应对／减缓／阻止全球变暖 limit/curb/control air/water/atmospheric/environmental pollution控制空气／水／大气／环境污染 cut/reduce pollution/greenhouse gas emissions减少污染／温室气体排放 offset carbon/CO2 emissions抵消碳／二氧化碳的排放 reduce (the size of) your carbon footprint减少碳足迹（量） achieve/promote sustainable development实现／促进可持续发展 preserve/conserve biodiversity/natural resources保持生物多样性；保护自然资源 protect endangered species/a coastal ecosystem保护濒危物种／沿海生态系统 prevent/stop soil erosion/overfishing/massive deforestation/damage to ecosystems防止／阻止水土流失／过度捕捞／大面积森林砍伐／对生态系统的破坏 raise awareness of environmental issues增强环境意识 save the planet/the rainforests/an endangered species拯救地球／热带雨林／濒危物种
Energy and resources 能源和资源
conserve/save/consume/waste energy保护／节约／消耗／浪费能源 manage/exploit/be rich in natural resources管理／开发／有丰富的自然资源 dump/dispose of hazardous/toxic/nuclear waste倾倒／处理有害／有毒／核废料 dispose of/throw away litter/( rubbish/especially
BrE ( garbage/especially
NAmE ( trash/sewageNAmE 处理／扔掉垃圾／废物；排放污水 use/be made from recycled/recyclable/biodegradable material使用回收／可回收／可生物降解材料；由回收／可回收／可生物降解材料制成 recycle bottles/packaging/paper/plastic/waste回收瓶子／包装材料／纸／塑料／废品 promote/encourage recycling/sustainable development/the use of renewable energy促进／鼓励回收利用／可持续发展／使用可再生能源 develop/invest in/promote renewable energy研发／投资／推动可再生能源 reduce your dependence/reliance on fossil fuels减少对化石燃料的依赖 get/obtain/generate/produce electricity from wind, solar and wave power/renewable sources利用风、太阳能、潮汐／可再生能源发电 build/develop a (50-megawatt/offshore) wind farm修建一座（50 兆瓦／海上）风力发电站 install/be fitted with/be powered by solar panels安装太阳能板；由太阳能板提供动力