Word · Frequency #936
refuse
垃圾；废弃物
核心释义
things that are thrown away; rubbish; garbage.
- 1.
被丢弃的物品或材料；垃圾
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
- 2.
被丢弃的食物(如厨房废料)
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
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
用法In use
We collected kitchen refuse to compost in the garden.
用法提示：这里'refuse'是名词，表示'垃圾（尤指厨房丢弃的食物）'
The city requires separate bins for refuse and recyclables.
用法提示：这里'refuse'是名词，意为'废弃物'，通常指厨房垃圾
After the party, there was a pile of refuse from the food leftovers.
用法提示：这里'refuse'是名词，指被丢弃的食物
refuse + n.
refuse 放在名词前作定语，表示“装垃圾的、用于垃圾的”，如 refuse bin、refuse collection。
Please put the empty bottles in the refuse bin.
请把空瓶子放进垃圾桶。
v. + refuse
collect、dispose of 等动词常以 refuse 作宾语，表示收集或处理垃圾。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音“若废弃”，即被丢弃的食物。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意名词发音为/rəfjuz/，与动词/riːˈfjuːz/不同；作不可数名词。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.