Word · Frequency #12130
garbage
厨余垃圾；食物垃圾
food waste that is thrown away, typically from a kitchen
此义特指厨房丢弃的食物
- 1.
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
厨余垃圾
- 2.
a worthless message
无价值的信息
- 3.
a receptacle where waste can be discarded
垃圾箱
厨余垃圾；无价值的信息；垃圾箱；垃圾；废物；[计] 无用信息
In use
Please put the vegetable peels and leftover rice in the garbage before you leave the kitchen.
The smell from the garbage reminded me to take out the bag after dinner.
She wrapped the fish bones in paper and dropped them into the garbage.
she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage
be + garbage
用作表语，表示某物为废物。
This food is garbage now.
这食物现在是垃圾了。
throw + object + in/into the garbage
常用介词短语表示处置方式。
He threw the leftovers in the garbage.
他把剩饭扔进了垃圾桶。
Connections
Collocations
- garbage can
- 垃圾桶
- Please throw the banana peel into the garbage can.请把香蕉皮扔进垃圾桶。
- garbage bag
- 垃圾袋
- She tied up the garbage bag and carried it outside.她扎好垃圾袋，把它拎到外面。
- garbage truck
- 垃圾车
- The garbage truck comes early every Monday morning.垃圾车每周一早上来得很早。
- garbage collector
- 垃圾清运工
- Garbage collectors work hard to keep the city clean.垃圾清运工辛勤工作，保持城市清洁。
- garbage disposal
- （厨房）垃圾处理器
- The kitchen has a garbage disposal built into the sink.厨房水槽里装有垃圾处理器。
- take out the garbage
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“嘎比之”，想象厨余垃圾发出的“嘎吱”声，记住garbage就是垃圾。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：kitchen、restaurant、waste sorting 作“垃圾、厨余废物”讲时通常语气中性，多用于日常居家、厨房或垃圾分类等场景，口语和一般书面表达都比较自然。
Grammar Note
mass noun
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 garbage /ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/ 完全押韵的常见词。cabbage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ 末尾同为 /bɪdʒ/，但重音元音 /æ/ 不同；package、village、manage、image 的末尾为 /ɪdʒ/，与 garbage 的 /bɪdʒ/ 相近但不押韵。garage 是个拼写陷阱：开头同为 gar-，但发音为 /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/，切勿混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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