dump
verb [ T ] uk/dʌmp/ us/dʌmp/
(PUT DOWN)
C2 扔下，丢下
to put down or drop something in a careless way
He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table. 他进门后将手里提着的四个购物袋往桌上一扔。
- More examples
- She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods.
- His body had been dumped in an area of waste land just outside the city.
- He opposes any kind of nuclear waste being dumped at sea.
- The car was dumped in a stretch of wasteland in the south of the city.
- 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites.
(GET RID OF)
C1 抛弃;乱扔，乱丢
to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be
The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it. 这项税款非常不得人心，于是政府决定将其取消。
Several old cars had been dumped near the beach. 几辆旧汽车被丢弃在海滩附近。
Toxic chemicals continue to be dumped into the river. 有毒化工品还在继续被倾倒进河里。
（常指向另一国家）倾销，甩卖
to sell unwanted goods very cheaply, usually in other countries
They accused the West of dumping out-of-date medicines on Third World countries. 他们指责西方国家向第三世界国家倾销过期药品。
computing specialized（将内存信息）转存
to move information from a computer's memory to another place or device
(END RELATIONSHIP)
C2 informal甩掉，抛弃（恋人）
to suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone
If he's so awful, why don't you just dump him? 如果他这么糟糕，你为什么不把他给甩了？
dump
noun [ C ] uk/dʌmp/ us/dʌmp/
C1 (UK also rubbish dump); (US also garbage dump)垃圾场，垃圾堆
a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish
I'm going to clean out the basement and take everything I don't want to the dump. 我要清理一下地下室，把不要的东西都扔进垃圾堆。
C2 informal凌乱的地方，令人厌恶的地方
a very unpleasant and unattractive place
This town is a complete dump! 这个城市就像个垃圾堆！
专用仓库;（尤指）军需品存放处
a place where things of a particular type are stored, especially by an army
an ammunition/arms/weapons/food dump 弹药／武器／军械／食品库
computing specialized（内存信息的）转存
an act of moving information from a computer's memory to another place or device
Idioms
(down) in the dumpsidiom C2 情绪低落，不高兴
unhappy
She's a bit down in the dumps because she failed one of her exams. 因为一门考试没有及格，她有点情绪低落。
have/take a dumpidiom offensive 排便;排泄
to pass the contents of the bowels out of the body