rubbish

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R0334000 (rŭb′ĭsh)n.1. Refuse; garbage.2. Worthless material.3. Foolish discourse; nonsense.

[Middle English robishe.]

rubbish

(ˈrʌbɪʃ) n1. worthless, useless, or unwanted matter2. discarded or waste matter; refuse3. foolish words or speech; nonsensevb (tr) informal to criticize; attack verbally[C14 robys, of uncertain origin]

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(ˈrʌb ɪʃ)

n. 1. worthless material that is rejected or thrown out; litter; trash. 2. nonsense, as in writing or art: sentimental rubbish. [1350–1400; Middle English rubbes, rob(b)ous] rub′bish•y, adj.

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bilge - Can mean "nonsense, rubbish."
culch - Rubbish or refuse, or meat scraps.
flathers - A synonym for rubbish or dirt.
quisquilious, quisquiliary, quisquilian - Quisquilious and quisquiliary mean "having the nature of refuse or rubbish," and quisquilian means "consisting of trash or rubbish."

rubbish

In British English, waste food and other unwanted things that you throw away are called rubbish.

Illegal dumping of household rubbish was very common.

In American English, waste food is called garbage and other things that are thrown away are called trash.

There were rotting piles of garbage everywhere.They dumped their trash on the street.

rubbish

Past participle: rubbished
Gerund: rubbishing

Imperative
rubbish
rubbish

Present
I rubbish
you rubbish
he/she/it rubbishes
we rubbish
you rubbish
they rubbish

Preterite
I rubbished
you rubbished
he/she/it rubbished
we rubbished
you rubbished
they rubbished

Present Continuous
I am rubbishing
you are rubbishing
he/she/it is rubbishing
we are rubbishing
you are rubbishing
they are rubbishing

Present Perfect
I have rubbished
you have rubbished
he/she/it has rubbished
we have rubbished
you have rubbished
they have rubbished

Past Continuous
I was rubbishing
you were rubbishing
he/she/it was rubbishing
we were rubbishing
you were rubbishing
they were rubbishing

Past Perfect
I had rubbished
you had rubbished
he/she/it had rubbished
we had rubbished
you had rubbished
they had rubbished

Future
I will rubbish
you will rubbish
he/she/it will rubbish
we will rubbish
you will rubbish
they will rubbish

Future Perfect
I will have rubbished
you will have rubbished
he/she/it will have rubbished
we will have rubbished
you will have rubbished
they will have rubbished

Future Continuous
I will be rubbishing
you will be rubbishing
he/she/it will be rubbishing
we will be rubbishing
you will be rubbishing
they will be rubbishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rubbishing
you have been rubbishing
he/she/it has been rubbishing
we have been rubbishing
you have been rubbishing
they have been rubbishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rubbishing
you will have been rubbishing
he/she/it will have been rubbishing
we will have been rubbishing
you will have been rubbishing
they will have been rubbishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rubbishing
you had been rubbishing
he/she/it had been rubbishing
we had been rubbishing
you had been rubbishing
they had been rubbishing

Conditional
I would rubbish
you would rubbish
he/she/it would rubbish
we would rubbish
you would rubbish
they would rubbish

Past Conditional
I would have rubbished
you would have rubbished
he/she/it would have rubbished
we would have rubbished
you would have rubbished
they would have rubbished

rubbish

garbage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rubbish - worthless material that is to be disposed oftrash, scrapwaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"scrap metal - discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal"debris, detritus, junk, rubble, dust - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken uplitter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
	2.	rubbish - nonsensical talk or writingcodswallop, folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, tripe, trashdrivel, garbage - a worthless messagejargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Verb	1.	rubbish - attack stronglylash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

rubbish

noun1. waste, refuse, scrap, junk (informal), litter, debris, crap (slang), garbage (chiefly U.S.), trash, lumber, offal, dross, dregs, flotsam and jetsam, grot (slang), dreck (slang, chiefly U.S.), offscourings unwanted household rubbish2. nonsense, garbage (chiefly U.S.), drivel, twaddle, balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo slang), pants (slang), rot, crap (slang), trash, bullshit (taboo slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), bollocks (Brit. taboo slang), pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), bilge (informal), tripe (informal), gibberish, guff (slang), havers (Scot.), moonshine, claptrap (informal), hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), codswallop (Brit. slang), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), balderdash, bosh (informal), wack (U.S. slang), eyewash (informal), stuff and nonsense, flapdoodle (slang), tommyrot, horsefeathers (U.S. slang), bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) He's talking rubbish.adjective hopeless, incompetent, poor, no good, inadequate, pants (informal), useless (informal), pathetic, inferior, ineffectual He was rubbish at his job.verb criticize, condemn, censure, disparage, knock (informal), blast, pan (informal), slam (slang), flame (informal), put down, slate (informal), have a go at (informal), disapprove of, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), find fault with, nag at, lambast(e), pick holes in, excoriate, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press, animadvert on or upon, pass strictures upon devoted to rubbishing her political opponents

rubbish

nounSomething that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Informal: tommyrot.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

Translations

垃圾垃圾的废话糟透的胡说八道

rubbish

(ˈrabiʃ) noun1. waste material; things that have been or are to be thrown away. Our rubbish is taken away twice a week; (also adjective) a rubbish bin/bag.垃圾2. nonsense. Don't talk rubbish! 胡说八道，废话

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→ 垃圾的zhCN, 糟透的zhCN

Where do we leave the trash? (US)
Where do we leave the rubbish? (UK) → 垃圾放在哪儿？

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a load of rubbish

Exaggerated, foolish, or untruthful talk; nonsense or falsehoods. Personally, I think the notion of "love at first sight" is a load of rubbish.See also: load, of, rubbish

a load of nonsense

Exaggerated, foolish, or untruthful talk. Personally, I think the notion of "love at first sight" is a load of nonsense.See also: load, nonsense, of

rubbish in, rubbish out

If the data entered is inaccurate, the results will be too, no matter how sophisticated the machine or program is. We need to get accurate results, so please check your data thoroughly before entering it in the system—rubbish in, rubbish out, after all.See also: out, rubbish

good riddance

An expression used when one is pleased that someone or something is leaving or stopping. A shortened version of the phrase "good riddance to bad rubbish." Well, I didn't want to talk to you anyway, so good riddance! A lot of voters are prepared to say "good riddance" to her at the end of her term.See also: good, riddance

good riddance to bad rubbish

An expression used when one is pleased that someone or something is leaving or stopping. Well, I didn't want to talk to you anyway, so good riddance to bad rubbish! A lot of voters are prepared to say "good riddance" to her at the end of her term.See also: bad, good, riddance, rubbish

good riddance (to bad rubbish)

It is a good thing this detrimental person or thing is leaving, because one is better off without them or it. My dad is finally throwing out that ugly old sofa that he's had since college—good riddance! A: "Did you hear that Janet broke up with her boyfriend?" B: "Good riddance to bad rubbish. That deadbeat was really dragging her down."See also: bad, good, riddance

good riddance (to bad rubbish)

Cliché [It is] good to be rid (of worthless persons or things). (See also Goodbye and good riddance.) She slammed the door behind me and said, "Good riddance to bad rubbish!" "Good riddance to you, madam," thought I.See also: good, riddance

good riddance

Also, good riddance to bad rubbish. A welcome loss or departure. This expression is often used as an exclamation. For example, The principal has finally retired, and most of the teachers are saying, "Good riddance!" or When Jean decided to give up her violin her relieved family quietly said, "Good riddance to bad rubbish." . [Late 1700s] See also: good, riddance

good riddance

You say good riddance to show that you are pleased that someone has left or that you do not have something any more. He's gone back to London and good riddance. I left Texas and said good riddance to all that.See also: good, riddance

good riddance

said to express relief at having got free of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing. Sometimes a fuller form is used: good riddance to bad rubbish! See also: good, riddance

a load of (old) ˈrubbish, ˈnonsense, etc.

(informal) nonsense; worthless: Don’t bother to watch that film. It’s a load of old rubbish.See also: load, of

good ˈriddance (to somebody/something)

an unkind way of saying that you are pleased that somebody/something has gone: ‘Goodbye and good riddance!’ she said to him angrily as he left.See also: good, riddance

rubbish

n. nonsense. (Also an exclamation.) Rubbish! That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.

good riddance

Used to express relief that someone or something has been gotten rid of.See also: good, riddance

good riddance (to bad rubbish)

I’m glad something/someone is gone. This rather rude and modern-sounding interjection actually dates from the late eighteenth century, when it was first put as “happy riddance.” It remains current.See also: bad, good, riddance

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a load of (old) ˈrubbish, ˈnonsense, etc.

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What does it mean when you dream about rubbish?

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noun waste

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noun nonsense

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adj hopeless

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verb criticize

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noun something that does not have or make sense

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noun worthless material that is to be disposed of

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noun nonsensical talk or writing

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