Word · Frequency #3206
rubbish
垃圾；废弃物
worthless material that is to be thrown away
- 1.
worthless material that is to be disposed of
无价值的废物
- 2.
nonsensical talk or writing
无意义的言谈或文字
胡说；废话；无价值的废物；无意义的言谈或文字；废物；垃圾
In use
Please put the rubbish in the bin before you leave the kitchen.
The rubbish piled up on the street after the storm.
We separate the rubbish at home so that it can be recycled.
be rubbish
用于表示某事物毫无价值或完全是假话。
His excuse is complete rubbish.
他的借口完全是胡说。
talk rubbish
固定搭配，指说废话或假话。
Stop talking rubbish and tell me the truth.
别胡说八道了，告诉我真相。
a load of rubbish
强调某事物完全是垃圾或错误。
That theory is a load of rubbish.
那个理论是一堆废话。
Connections
Collocations
- talk rubbish
- 说废话
- Stop talking rubbish and get to the point.别说废话了，说重点。
- rubbish bin
- 垃圾桶
- Please put the empty cans in the rubbish bin.请把空罐子扔进垃圾桶。
- rubbish dump
- 垃圾场
- They took all the old furniture to the rubbish dump.他们把旧家具都扔到了垃圾场。
- rubbish collection
- 垃圾收集
- Rubbish collection is on Wednesdays in this area.这个区域的垃圾收集是在每周三。
- absolute rubbish
- 完全是胡说八道
- What he said is absolute rubbish.他说的完全是胡说八道。
- load of rubbish
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rubbish 里有 rub（擦），擦掉的东西就是垃圾或废话。
Context & Register
非正式用语，多用于口语或非正式书面语，指无意义的言语（胡说）或废物（垃圾）。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ish spelling ending with rubbish, but only publish has a similar stressed vowel (/ʌ/), and none are perfect rhymes due to different syllable structures.
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 2，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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.