a dumpster for sth
for sth 说明 dumpster 的用途。
The store rents a dumpster for cardboard waste.
这家商店租了一个装废纸板用的垃圾箱。
垃圾箱;废料箱
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
垃圾箱;废料箱
a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
The store rents a dumpster for cardboard waste.
这家商店租了一个装废纸板用的垃圾箱。
废料箱
n. a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
The workers threw the broken boxes into the dumpster behind the store.
工人们把破损的箱子扔进了商店后面的垃圾箱。
Our neighbor asked us to close the dumpster lid so the smell would not spread.
我们的邻居让我们关上垃圾箱的盖子,以免气味扩散。
The restaurant's dumpster is emptied every Monday morning.
这家餐厅的垃圾箱每周一早上都会被清空。
for sth 说明 dumpster 的用途。
The store rents a dumpster for cardboard waste.
这家商店租了一个装废纸板用的垃圾箱。
full of sth 作后置定语,表示“装满……的”。
We found a dumpster full of discarded books.
我们发现了一个装满废弃书籍的垃圾箱。
Not this
I saw dumpster behind the supermarket.
Use this
I saw a dumpster behind the supermarket.
dumpster 是可数名词,单数形式前需有冠词(如 a)。中文没有冠词,学习者常漏掉;加上 a 后句子才符合英语语法。
Not this
He threw the old furniture to the dumpster.
Use this
He threw the old furniture into the dumpster.
表示把东西扔进容器内部时,应用 into 强调进入其中;to 只表示方向,不表示进入,因此用 to 会变成“朝垃圾箱扔去”而非“扔进垃圾箱”。
Not this
Please put the orange peel in the dumpster in the kitchen.
Use this
Please put the orange peel in the trash can in the kitchen.
dumpster 指的是商用的大型户外废料箱,日常室内的小垃圾桶叫 trash can 或 bin;中文“垃圾桶”含义宽泛,容易造成误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
垃圾箱大火;一团糟(俚语,指混乱局面)
The project turned into a total dumpster fire.
这个项目变成了一团糟。
翻垃圾桶(寻找可回收或可用物品)
He goes dumpster diving to save money on food.
他靠翻垃圾桶省食品开支。
垃圾箱租赁
We ordered a dumpster rental for the renovation.
我们为翻修订了一个垃圾箱租赁。
垃圾箱盖子
Please close the dumpster lid tightly.
请把垃圾箱盖子盖紧。
垃圾箱后面
The stray cat was hiding behind the dumpster.
那只流浪猫藏在垃圾箱后面。
清空垃圾箱
The staff empties the dumpster every morning.
工作人员每天早晨清空垃圾箱。
烂摊子;灾难
The meeting turned into a dumpster fire when the boss announced the layoffs.
老板宣布裁员后,会议变成了一场灾难。
翻垃圾箱找食物(或可回收物品)
During the festival, some tourists went dumpster diving to find festival wristbands.
节日期间,一些游客为了找节日手环去翻垃圾箱。
Use dumpster naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
dump 是“倾倒”,ster 谐音“store 存放”,想象把垃圾倒进大废料箱里存放。
语域:neutral 常见场景:waste disposal、construction sites、everyday trash pickup “dumpster” 通常指大型垃圾箱/废料箱,多用于日常生活或商业、建筑等场景。作为普通名词时语气比较中性;在更正式的书面语中可考虑改用 waste container 或 refuse container。
没有常见词与 dumpster(/ˈdʌmpstə(r)/)完全押韵。下面这些词都拼作 -ster 且常读作 /stə(r)/,但重读音节到词尾的部分与 dumpster 不同,因此只是形近/音近词,不是严格押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.