litter bin
noun [ C ] UK (also litterbin) uk/ˈlɪt.ə ˌbɪn/ us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ ˌbɪn/
(室外公共场所的)垃圾桶
a container in an outdoor public place where people can put small pieces of rubbish
Please use the litter bin provided. 请使用提供的垃圾桶。
She noted a lack of litter bins in the park. 她指出公园里缺少垃圾桶。
They have even taken away the litterbins in lots of lay-bys, to save on maintenance. 他们甚至把很多路边停车处的垃圾桶都拿走了,以节省维护费用。
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- Then she picked it up again and dropped it into the litter bin.
- We must position public litter bins more sensibly.
- They caused damage to a log cabin in the forest and set litter bins alight.