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单词 dumpster
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Definition of dumpster in English:

dumpster

noun ˈdʌmpstəˈdəmpstər
North American
  • A very large container for rubbish.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These controlled substances were found at such places as washracks, dumpsters, and building garbage containers.
    • The part of the river we were cleaning was probably more used as a trash disposal than any dumpster was.
    • Wallace has found his images in dumpsters and recycling bins, or friends who knew he was actively collecting photographic discards had given them to him.
    • Kyle's bag was one he'd found in a dumpster, ran through the wash, and duck taped back together.
    • After the fiery speeches were over, many protesters marched to major intersections in the city to construct road blockades out of rocks, tires, dumpsters, and bonfires.
    • According to the new rules the bin lid must be closed when the dumpster has been set out.
    • Two men in the full regalia come stampeding through the obstacle course of dumpsters and cardboard box mansions.
    • We also put out some boxes for you in a dumpster at the end of the street.
    • Fred threw a box of rubbish from the van in a dumpster when we stopped.
    • And we're told it's either in these spots right here or on the other side of that dumpster.
    • She watched the other dogs eyes examine the place more, over the old chair, the fire escape, the long ago empty dumpster.
    • As he approached the trash dumpster, he held the piece of wood over his head and readied himself to strike.
    • The old neighborhood was falling apart, the paint was chipping off of the aging buildings and graffiti covered dumpsters, trash cans, benches, everything.
    • It was populated by festering drifts of trash, with large dumpsters rising out of the junk like weird islands, and a few old-fashioned tin trashcans here and there.
    • Abstract graffiti, lush in color and design, covered nearly every inch of the green dumpsters that were lined up neatly in a corner of a loading bay.
    • They finished it in a minute, and then threw it into the dumpster with the other bottle.
    • He lifted up a panel in the trunk, and dumped several unmarked boxes into a dumpster.
    • We have a common trash dumpster in the back of our building so that residents of the building can throw their trash away.
    • I hopped over a few cardboard boxes and leaped up onto a couple of dumpsters, walking on top of them and then jumping back down just for the fun of it.
    • It landed in the trash dumpster in the alleyway below, scaring a cat.
    • Adam and I were discussing their door-slamming, right before I was about to take out a bag of rubbish to the dumpster.
    • Last year, Winnipeg's Wolseley neighbourhood was blocked off with dumpsters and cars to keep fogging trucks out.
    • It consisted of one mostly empty dumpster with feeble flames contesting with the northwestern drizzle.
    • He'd only been in Los Angeles a month and he was already horribly low on cash, living out of his car, and thriving on trash from fast food restaurant dumpsters.
    • Be sure to identify where sprinkler and other underground pipes are located if the contractor is going to bring trucks or dumpsters close to the building.
    • She backed away and took a seat on a pile of old boxes next to the dumpster, crossing her knees and looking completely relaxed.
    • As if this crime-magnet isn't bad enough, the homeless have repurposed the collection boxes for their own uses - as dumpsters and semi-private urinals.
    • Fortunately, the bags of shredded papers had filled the dumpster to break her fall.
    • A small, ratty man in a white smock and hair net was dragging an overly-stuffed bag of trash toward one of the dumpsters.
    • Dad came out of the house with garbage and walked past, carrying the white bag a good twenty feet to heave it into the dumpster.
    • I rode into a courtyard (this too was cement) and set up my tent behind a trash dumpster.
    • There are these dumpsters by the basketball court and the swing set.
    • Nowadays, those dumpsters contain something far more valuable: hard drives.
    • She lifted the lid of the dumpster and hurled her trash into it.
    • He waited, watching the guests coming and going in the front, and the busboys bringing their trash out to the large dumpsters in the back.
    • The two teens chuckled as they deposited the trash in the green dumpster and headed back to their families.
    • When he's in that T-shirt, as well as a wig and lots of black leather, he likes to hide behind cars and dumpsters and then jump out right in front of unsuspecting pedestrians, preferably vulnerable females ones.
    • Eventually all life in the tank ceased and we threw it into a dumpster with immense relief.
    • He crouched behind a trash dumpster and waited until they left.
    • The man laughed and dumped some trash in the dumpster, before turning to walk away.

Origin

1930s: originally Dempster Dumpster, proprietary name (based on dump) given by the American manufacturers, Dempster Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee.

 
 

Definition of dumpster in US English:

dumpster

nounˈdəmpstərˈdəmpstər
North American
  • A large trash receptacle designed to be hoisted and emptied into a truck.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dad came out of the house with garbage and walked past, carrying the white bag a good twenty feet to heave it into the dumpster.
    • I hopped over a few cardboard boxes and leaped up onto a couple of dumpsters, walking on top of them and then jumping back down just for the fun of it.
    • A small, ratty man in a white smock and hair net was dragging an overly-stuffed bag of trash toward one of the dumpsters.
    • I rode into a courtyard (this too was cement) and set up my tent behind a trash dumpster.
    • The two teens chuckled as they deposited the trash in the green dumpster and headed back to their families.
    • Fortunately, the bags of shredded papers had filled the dumpster to break her fall.
    • He'd only been in Los Angeles a month and he was already horribly low on cash, living out of his car, and thriving on trash from fast food restaurant dumpsters.
    • These controlled substances were found at such places as washracks, dumpsters, and building garbage containers.
    • The old neighborhood was falling apart, the paint was chipping off of the aging buildings and graffiti covered dumpsters, trash cans, benches, everything.
    • Abstract graffiti, lush in color and design, covered nearly every inch of the green dumpsters that were lined up neatly in a corner of a loading bay.
    • It consisted of one mostly empty dumpster with feeble flames contesting with the northwestern drizzle.
    • And we're told it's either in these spots right here or on the other side of that dumpster.
    • As if this crime-magnet isn't bad enough, the homeless have repurposed the collection boxes for their own uses - as dumpsters and semi-private urinals.
    • Adam and I were discussing their door-slamming, right before I was about to take out a bag of rubbish to the dumpster.
    • As he approached the trash dumpster, he held the piece of wood over his head and readied himself to strike.
    • They finished it in a minute, and then threw it into the dumpster with the other bottle.
    • Be sure to identify where sprinkler and other underground pipes are located if the contractor is going to bring trucks or dumpsters close to the building.
    • We have a common trash dumpster in the back of our building so that residents of the building can throw their trash away.
    • When he's in that T-shirt, as well as a wig and lots of black leather, he likes to hide behind cars and dumpsters and then jump out right in front of unsuspecting pedestrians, preferably vulnerable females ones.
    • We also put out some boxes for you in a dumpster at the end of the street.
    • The part of the river we were cleaning was probably more used as a trash disposal than any dumpster was.
    • Eventually all life in the tank ceased and we threw it into a dumpster with immense relief.
    • He crouched behind a trash dumpster and waited until they left.
    • Two men in the full regalia come stampeding through the obstacle course of dumpsters and cardboard box mansions.
    • Fred threw a box of rubbish from the van in a dumpster when we stopped.
    • There are these dumpsters by the basketball court and the swing set.
    • The man laughed and dumped some trash in the dumpster, before turning to walk away.
    • According to the new rules the bin lid must be closed when the dumpster has been set out.
    • He lifted up a panel in the trunk, and dumped several unmarked boxes into a dumpster.
    • Nowadays, those dumpsters contain something far more valuable: hard drives.
    • It landed in the trash dumpster in the alleyway below, scaring a cat.
    • After the fiery speeches were over, many protesters marched to major intersections in the city to construct road blockades out of rocks, tires, dumpsters, and bonfires.
    • She lifted the lid of the dumpster and hurled her trash into it.
    • It was populated by festering drifts of trash, with large dumpsters rising out of the junk like weird islands, and a few old-fashioned tin trashcans here and there.
    • She watched the other dogs eyes examine the place more, over the old chair, the fire escape, the long ago empty dumpster.
    • Kyle's bag was one he'd found in a dumpster, ran through the wash, and duck taped back together.
    • He waited, watching the guests coming and going in the front, and the busboys bringing their trash out to the large dumpsters in the back.
    • Wallace has found his images in dumpsters and recycling bins, or friends who knew he was actively collecting photographic discards had given them to him.
    • She backed away and took a seat on a pile of old boxes next to the dumpster, crossing her knees and looking completely relaxed.
    • Last year, Winnipeg's Wolseley neighbourhood was blocked off with dumpsters and cars to keep fogging trucks out.

Origin

1930s: originally Dempster Dumpster, trade name (based on dump) given by the American manufacturers, Dempster Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee.

 
 
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