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单词 garbage
释义 gar·bage
I. \ˈgärbij, ˈgȧb-, -bēj\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English
1. archaic : the internal parts of an animal : viscera
 < in Newfoundland they improve their ground with the garbage of fish — John Mortimer >
2. archaic : a sheaf especially of grain : fagot, bundle
 < all such horses … to be substantially served … in hay, garbage, and litter — Household Ordinances >
3.
 a. : refuse of any kind : waste
  < an infinite variety of industrial garbage and poisons — K.S.Dixon >
 b. : refuse resulting from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food : scraps
  < scrape the plates and take out the garbage >
4. : worthless or objectionable matter put into writing or speech : trash
 < one publisher's idea of a fine book may be a competitor's idea of garbage — Bennett Cerf >
5. : a card game in which each player is dealt five cards which he plays in a series of different games
Synonyms: see refuse
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
obsolete : to remove the entrails from : eviscerate
 < a turkey cock that when he was pulled and garbaged weighed thirty pounds — John Josselyn >
intransitive verb
: to feed on or as if on garbage : scavenge
 < the finest diet won't stop a dog from garbaging — B.J.Rowles >
III. noun
: inaccurate or useless data
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