好词典
rubbish
UK //ˈrʌb.ɪʃ//US //ˈrʌb.ɪʃ//
词源
源自中古英语 'robous'，可能受到古法语 'rubeus'（红色的）影响，原指建筑废料，后引申为无价值之物。
noun
❶ 指无用的废弃物或垃圾，包括家庭垃圾、废纸等。也可比喻毫无价值的事物或言论。
“Please take out the rubbish before it starts to smell.”
（请把垃圾拿出去，免得开始发臭。）
“The street was littered with rubbish after the festival.”
（节日过后，街上到处都是垃圾。）
同义词:garbage, trash, waste, nonsense, litter
verb
❶ 严厉批评或贬低某人或某事物，表示强烈不满或否定。
“The critics rubbished the new movie for its poor plot.”
（评论家们批评这部新电影情节糟糕。）
“He rubbished all my ideas during the meeting.”
（他在会议上全盘否定了我的所有想法。）
同义词:criticize, denounce, disparage, condemn, slam
adjective
❶ 形容某事物质量极差或毫无价值，常用于口语表达不满。
“This is a rubbish phone—it keeps freezing.”
（这手机太差了，老是卡住。）
“The weather was absolutely rubbish all week.”
（这周的天气糟糕透了。）
同义词:terrible, awful, lousy, poor, substandard
常见短语
rubbish bin — 指垃圾桶或废纸篓，用于丢弃不需要的物品。
“Throw the empty bottle in the rubbish bin.”
（把空瓶子扔进垃圾桶。）
talk rubbish — 指说废话或胡言乱语，表示对他人的言论不认同。
“He's talking rubbish again—just ignore him.”
（他又在胡说八道了，别理他。）