skip diving
noun [ U ] UK (also skip-diving) uk/ˈskɪp ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/ us/ˈskɪp ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/ (US Dumpster diving)
废物捡拾
the activity of searching through skips or other large containers holding waste, in order to find food that can still be eaten or objects that can still be used
Some people go skip diving because they want to be cool; other people go because they can't afford to actually buy food. 有些人去捡拾废物是想耍酷;另一些人则是因为他们真的买不起食物。
We’re not advising that you go skip-diving, and if you are tempted to take anything from a domestic or commercial skip, you should ask the homeowner or property manager first. 我们不建议你去捡拾废物，如果你想要从居民或商业垃圾桶里翻找东西，你应该先问一下住户或物业经理。
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- January is a good month for skip diving - lots of people are moving in the new year and also throwing out old things they have replaced over Christmas.
- "I still go skip diving", he admits. "With so many companies going into liquidation, I would strongly recommend anyone to take a drive around their local business estates to see what they might pick up".
- Skip diving was a pastime I enthusiastically engaged in when I lived in London and Brighton.