| 单词 | dump |
| 释义 | dump —dump /dʌmp/ noun [C] C1 (UK ALSO rubbish dump) a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish: » I need to clear out the shed and take everything I don't want to the dump.Thesaurus+: ↑Rubbish and waste , ↑Environmental issuesC2 INFORMAL a very unpleasant and untidy place: » His room is an absolute dump!Thesaurus+: ↑Unpleasant places , ↑Places and locationsF0 a place where things of a particular type are stored, especially by an army: » an ammunition/arms/weapons/food dumpThesaurus+: ↑Keeping and storing thingsverb [T] (GET RID OF) ↑Verb Endings for dump C1 to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be: » The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it.» Several old cars had been dumped near the beach.» Toxic chemicals continue to be dumped in the North Sea.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhereF0 to sell unwanted goods very cheaply, usually in other countries: » They accused the West of dumping out-of-date medicines on Third World countries.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhereF0 SPECIALIZED to move information from a computer's memory to another device Thesaurus+: ↑Keeping and storing thingsThesaurus+: ↑Operating computersverb [T] (PUT DOWN) ↑Verb Endings for dump ► C2 to put down or drop something in a careless way: » He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhereThesaurus+: ↑Placing and positioning an object• • • Extra Examples:» She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods.» His body had been dumped in an area of waste land just outside the city.» He opposes any kind of nuclear waste being dumped at sea.» The car was dumped in a stretch of wasteland in the south of the city.» 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites.verb [T] INFORMAL (END RELATIONSHIP) ↑Verb Endings for dump ► C2 to suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone: » If he's so awful, why don't you just dump him?Thesaurus+: ↑Ending relationships and divorce |
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