
dump
词源
源自中古英语dompen(重击落下),可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语系,与挪威方言dumpa(重重落下)相关。
verb
❶ 随意丢弃或倾倒物品,通常指不负责任地处理垃圾或废弃物。
“They dumped their old furniture on the sidewalk.”
(他们把旧家具随意丢在人行道上。)
“The company was fined for dumping toxic waste into the river.”
(这家公司因向河里倾倒有毒废物被罚款。)
❶ 突然终止关系或抛弃某人,常用于非正式场合描述分手或抛弃行为。
“She dumped him after two years of dating.”
(交往两年后,她突然和他分手了。)
“He felt terrible when his girlfriend dumped him.”
(女朋友甩了他时,他感觉糟透了。)
noun
❶ 垃圾场或废弃物堆积的地方,通常指脏乱差的场所。
“The old car ended up in the dump.”
(那辆旧车最终被扔在了垃圾场。)
“This place looks like a dump.”
(这地方看起来像个垃圾堆。)
❶ 计算机术语,指系统或程序突然崩溃时生成的数据文件,用于故障分析。
“The technician analyzed the memory dump to find the bug.”
(技术员分析内存转储文件以找出程序错误。)
“My computer created a crash dump when it froze.”
(电脑死机时生成了崩溃转储文件。)
常见短语
dump truck — 自卸卡车,指可以自动卸载货物的重型运输车辆。
“The dump truck delivered a load of gravel to the construction site.”
(自卸卡车将一车砾石运到了建筑工地。)
dump on someone — 向某人倾诉烦恼或抱怨,通常指过度倾诉负面情绪。
“She always dumps all her problems on me.”
(她总是把所有问题都倒给我。)