Word · Frequency #15517
dumpsters
垃圾箱；废料箱
dumpsters is the plural of dumpster.
a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
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n. a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
废料箱
废料箱
In use
The workers threw the broken boxes into the dumpster behind the store.
Our neighbor asked us to close the dumpster lid so the smell would not spread.
The restaurant's dumpster is emptied every Monday morning.
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。
a dumpster full of sth
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。
Common mistakes
I saw dumpster behind the supermarket.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。
He threw the old furniture to the dumpster.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”。
Please put the orange peel in the dumpster in the kitchen.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。
Connections
Collocations
- dumpster fire
- 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。
- dumpster diving
- 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。
- dumpster rental
- 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。
- dumpster lid
- 垃圾箱盖子
- Please close the dumpster lid tightly.请把垃圾箱盖子盖紧。
- behind the dumpster
- 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。
- empty the dumpster
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dump 是“倾倒”，ster 谐音“store 存放”，想象把垃圾倒进大废料箱里存放。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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