Word · Frequency #936
refuse (n.)
垃圾；废弃物
things that are thrown away; rubbish; garbage.
- 1.
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
被丢弃的物品或材料；垃圾
- 2.
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
被丢弃的食物(如厨房废料)
厨余垃圾；剩饭菜；被丢弃的物品或材料；垃圾；被丢弃的食物(如厨房废料)；废物
In use
We collected kitchen refuse to compost in the garden.
The city requires separate bins for refuse and recyclables.
After the party, there was a pile of refuse from the food leftovers.
Connections
Collocations
- kitchen refuse
- 厨房垃圾
- Kitchen refuse should be sorted before disposal.厨房垃圾在处置前应分类。
- household refuse
- 生活垃圾
- Household refuse is collected every Tuesday.生活垃圾每星期二收集。
- industrial refuse
- 工业废弃物
- Industrial refuse often contains hazardous materials.工业废弃物通常含有有害物质。
- refuse collection
- 垃圾收集
- Refuse collection services are provided by the municipality.垃圾收集服务由市政部门提供。
- refuse disposal
- 垃圾处理
- Proper refuse disposal is essential for public health.妥善的垃圾处理对公共卫生至关重要。
- refuse dump
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“若废弃”，即被丢弃的食物。
Context & Register
这个词作为名词时，指厨房丢弃的食物，通常用于非正式或日常语境，多出现在家庭、餐馆或食品处理场所。
Grammar Note
注意名词发音为/rəfjuz/，与动词/riːˈfjuːz/不同；作不可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the ending '-fuse' and are pronounced with /-fjuːz/ (rhyming with the noun 'refuse' /rəfjuz/). The verb form of 'refuse' (meaning to decline) is also pronounced /rɪˈfjuːz/ and fits this pattern, but its first syllable differs.
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 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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