rubbish
noun [ U ] uk/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ us/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/
B1 UK (US garbage, trash)垃圾;废弃物
waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed
I forgot to put the rubbish out this morning. 我今天早晨忘了把垃圾拿出去让人收走。
Put the empty box in the rubbish bin. 把空盒子放在垃圾桶里。
Take the old furniture to the rubbish dump. 把这件旧家具扔到垃圾场去。
B2 mainly UK informal粗制滥造的东西，劣质的东西;废话，瞎说
something that you think is very low quality or not true
The film was rubbish. 这部电影纯属垃圾。
His ideas are a load of (old) rubbish. 他的想法真是一堆垃圾。
- More examples
- Residents have called for a clean-up campaign to keep their streets free from rubbish.
- It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump.
- He made a rather half-hearted attempt to clear up the rubbish.
- Look at all this rubbish on the floor.
- Tie up the top of the bag so the rubbish doesn't fall out.
rubbish
verb [ T ] UK informal uk/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ us/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/
批评;狠批;贬低
to criticize something
Why does everyone rubbish my ideas? 为什么大家都把我的想法批得一文不值？
rubbish
adjective UK informal uk/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ us/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/
一窍不通的;蹩脚的
completely without skill at a particular activity
I'm rubbish at arithmetic. 我对算术一窍不通。
You're a rubbish dancer. 你舞跳得糟透了。