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trash can

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈtrash can noun [countable] American English  DHa large container with a lid into which you put empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc 垃圾桶 SYN British English dustbin4  See picture of 见图 BIN 15 see picture at 见图 bin1
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trash canIt apparently started in a trash can and spread to the attic area of an 80-room wing of the motel.Cantor knew the depth of the trash can containing discarded hypotheses and discredited experiments in the cancer field.
ˈtrash can nounChineseSyllable
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trash can
ˈtrash can noun [countable] American English
a large container with a lid into which you put empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc
   SYN  dustbin British English


trash canBrE /ˈtræʃ kæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtræʃ kæn/ 🔊 noun (NAmE)
(BrE ˈlitter bin) 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
= garbage can