| 单词 | dump |
| 释义 | dump (once / 606 pages) 1nv 2v 3n 4n A dump is a place where trash is stored in piles and often buried underground. If you have an old bike that can't be repaired, you might take it to the dump. Some towns have dumps where residents can freely dispose of garbage, while others require people to pay for the rubbish they bring. You can also call a dump a "landfill," but dump makes sense — it comes from the verb dump, "to toss, drop, or throw away." A figurative meaning of the word is to abruptly and unkindly break off a romantic relationship with someone: "It would be so mean to dump him on his birthday." WORD FAMILYdump: dumped, dumper, dumping, dumps, dumpy+/dumper: dumpers/dumping: dumpings/dumpy: dumpier, dumpiest, dumpily, dumpiness USAGE EXAMPLESChanel has already fought off plans for a dump not far from the fields where the Mul family grow the flowers. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) They want him to persuade their husbands to dump their mistresses. Economist(Nov 30, 2016) The fine is the largest criminal penalty ever paid involving a deliberate dumping by a cruise ship, according to the U.S. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1n a piece of land where waste materials are dumped Syn|Hypo|Hyper dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard eitchen midden, kitchen midden, midden (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement garbage heap, junk heap, junk pile, refuse heap, rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, trash pilean accumulation of refuse and discarded matter toxic dumpsite, toxic waste dump, toxic waste sitea location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) land site, site the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) 2n a place where supplies can be stored an ammunition dump Hyper depot, entrepot, storage, store, storehouse a depository for goods 3v drop (stuff) in a heap or mass The truck dumped the garbage in the street Hyper drop let fall to the ground 4v throw away as refuse No dumping in these woods! Hyper cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out throw or cast away 5v sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly The company dumped him after many years of service She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man Syn|Hyper ditch get rid of, remove dispose of 6v sell at artificially low prices 2Syn|Hyper underprice sell exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent 1v knock down with force Syn|Hyper coldcock, deck, floor, knock down beat hit repeatedly 2v fall abruptly 3Syn|Hyper plunge dive, plunge, plunk drop steeply drop to fall vertically n a coarse term for defecation 4n (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs Hypo|Hyper core dump (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging copy, written matter matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials |
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