| 单词 | rubbish |
| 释义 | rubbish (rʌbɪʃ ) Word forms: rubbishes , rubbishing , rubbished 1. uncountable noun B1 Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins and bottles, and waste food. [mainly British] ...unwanted household rubbish. They had piled most of their rubbish into yellow skips. Synonyms: waste, refuse, scrap, junk [informal] 2. uncountable noun B2 If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is rubbish. [British, informal] He described her book as absolute rubbish. 3. uncountable noun If you think that an idea or a statement is foolish or wrong, you can say that it is rubbish. [mainly British, informal] He's talking rubbish. These reports are total and utter rubbish. Synonyms: nonsense, garbage [informal], drivel, malarkey 4. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you think that someone is not very good at something, you can say that they are rubbish at it. [British, informal] He was rubbish at his job. [+ at] I tried playing golf, but I was rubbish. Synonyms: hopeless [informal], incompetent, poor, no good 5. verb If you rubbish a person, their ideas, or their work, you say they are of little value. [British, informal] Five whole pages of script were devoted to rubbishing her political opponents. [VERB noun] Officials have simply rubbished all positive ideas. [VERB noun] Synonyms: criticize, condemn, censure, disparage Collocations: absolute rubbish This is absolute rubbish. Why Am I Afraid to be Assertive? (1994) I was quick to retort that it was absolute rubbish. Broken Lives (1993) Do they not realise it is because the show is absolute rubbish? The Sun (2016) Young volunteers paint pavements and park benches and fastidiously clear rubbish from the streets. Times, Sunday Times The community-minded bunch planned to clear rubbish from roadsides and asked city hall for bags and hi-vis jackets. The Sun Cheerful volunteers cook free meals, clear rubbish and provide changes of clothing, massages and even haircuts to the burgeoning ranks. Times, Sunday Times Prisoners work eight hours a day, six days a week chained together while clearing rubbish, burying the dead and performing other community services. The Sun Volunteers have spent two years clearing rubbish and overgrowth in the five-acre walled garden. Times, Sunday Times It's all complete rubbish. The Sun (2008) Any suggestions the two don't get on is complete rubbish. The Sun (2013) The whole thing was complete rubbish. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That turned out to be a load of rubbish. The Sun I never had any doubt that this was a load of rubbish. The Sun I don't really like that word 'philosophy', because it's a load of rubbish. Times, Sunday Times What a load of rubbish, spectators may jeer. The Sun They had extra time and it was a total and utter load of rubbish. The Sun But not if you had watched this pile of rubbish. The Sun They found the squalid room crammed with a vast pile of rubbish - including bin bags, bottles, cans and cardboard. The Sun However, it's not just a pile of rubbish; it also provides an archaeological record of our times. Times, Sunday Times But not before creating a vast pile of rubbish that will now cost him an extra 20,000 to have cleared. The Sun Is it a pile of rubbish? Times, Sunday Times We started talking rubbish, as you do when you've had a few too many. The Sun (2011) Similarly, 'scunnered' means bored, 'drookit' means soaking wet and 'to haver' is to talk rubbish. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Only sceptics reckon that bulls talk rubbish. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Translations: Chinese: 垃圾的, 糟透的 Japanese: だめな, ごみ |
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