garbage

noun

/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/

/ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/

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(especially North American English) waste food, paper, etc. that you throw away（生活）垃圾；废物
- garbage collection垃圾收集
- Don't forget to take out the garbage.别忘了把垃圾拿出去。
Collocations The environment
The environment环境Environmental damage环境破坏
- cause/contribute to climate change/global warming引起气候变化／全球变暖
- produce pollution/CO2/greenhouse (gas) emissions产生污染／二氧化碳／温室气体排放
- damage/destroy the environment/a marine ecosystem/the ozone layer/coral reefs破坏环境／海洋生态系统／臭氧层／珊瑚礁
- degrade ecosystems/habitats/the environment使生态系统／栖息地／环境退化
- harm the environment/wildlife/marine life危害环境／野生动物／海洋生物
- threaten natural habitats/coastal ecosystems/a species with extinction构成对自然栖息地／沿海生态系统／物种灭绝的威胁
- deplete natural resources/the ozone layer大量损耗自然资源／臭氧层
- pollute rivers and lakes/waterways/the air/the atmosphere/the environment/oceans污染河流湖泊／航道／空气／大气层／环境／海洋
- contaminate groundwater/the soil/food/crops污染地下水／土壤／食物／庄稼
- log forests/rainforests/trees采伐森林／热带雨林／树木
Protecting the environment保护环境
- address/combat/tackle the threat/effects/impact of climate change设法解决／防止／应对气候变化带来的威胁／影响／冲击
- fight/take action on/reduce/stop global warming对抗／采取行动应对／减缓／阻止全球变暖
- limit/curb/control air/water/atmospheric/environmental pollution控制空气／水／大气／环境污染
- cut/reduce pollution/greenhouse gas emissions减少污染／温室气体排放
- offset carbon/CO2 emissions抵消碳／二氧化碳的排放
- reduce (the size of) your carbon footprint减少碳足迹（量）
- achieve/promote sustainable development实现／促进可持续发展
- preserve/conserve biodiversity/natural resources保持生物多样性；保护自然资源
- protect endangered species/a coastal ecosystem保护濒危物种／沿海生态系统
- prevent/stop soil erosion/overfishing/massive deforestation/damage to ecosystems防止／阻止水土流失／过度捕捞／大面积森林砍伐／对生态系统的破坏
- raise awareness of environmental issues增强环境意识
- save the planet/the rainforests/an endangered species拯救地球／热带雨林／濒危物种
Energy and resources能源和资源
- conserve/save/consume/waste energy保护／节约／消耗／浪费能源
- manage/exploit/be rich in natural resources管理／开发／有丰富的自然资源
- dump/dispose of hazardous/toxic/nuclear waste倾倒／处理有害／有毒／核废料
- dispose of/throw away litter/(especially British English) rubbish/(especially North American English) garbage/(North American English) trash/sewage处理／扔掉垃圾／废物；排放污水
- use/be made from recycled/recyclable/biodegradable material使用回收／可回收／可生物降解材料；由回收／可回收／可生物降解材料制成
- recycle bottles/packaging/paper/plastic/waste回收瓶子／包装材料／纸／塑料／废品
- promote/encourage recycling/sustainable development/the use of renewable energy促进／鼓励回收利用／可持续发展／使用可再生能源
- develop/invest in/promote renewable energy研发／投资／推动可再生能源
- reduce your dependence/reliance on fossil fuels减少对化石燃料的依赖
- get/obtain/generate/produce electricity from wind, solar and wave power/renewable sources利用风、太阳能、潮汐／可再生能源发电
- build/develop a (50-megawatt/offshore) wind farm修建一座（50 兆瓦／海上）风力发电站
- install/be fitted with/be powered by solar panels安装太阳能板；由太阳能板提供动力
Extra Examples
- During the crisis, garbage was not collected.危机期间，无人收垃圾。
- Someone just dumped their garbage into my backyard.有人竟然把垃圾倒在我的后院里。
- There was garbage strewn around everywhere.垃圾扔得到处都是。
- We picked up all the garbage we could find.我们把看到的垃圾都捡了起来。
- The canal is full of garbage and bits of wood.运河里尽是些垃圾和碎木头。
- You could see the rats moving about on the garbage dump.你可以看到老鼠在垃圾堆上走来走去。
Topics The environmenta2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- household
- kitchen
- rotting
- …
… of garbage
- bag
- pile
- tons
- …
verb + garbage
- take out
- collect
- remove
- …
garbage + noun
- bag
- can
- truck
- …
phrases
- throw something in the garbage
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(especially North American English) a place or container where waste food, paper, etc. can be placed垃圾场；垃圾箱；垃圾桶
- Throw it in the garbage.把它扔到垃圾箱里去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- household
- kitchen
- rotting
- …
… of garbage
- bag
- pile
- tons
- …
verb + garbage
- take out
- collect
- remove
- …
garbage + noun
- bag
- can
- truck
- …
phrases
- throw something in the garbage
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(informal) something stupid or not true废话；无聊的东西 synonym rubbish
- ‘You mean you believe all that garbage?’ he said.“你是说你相信那些垃圾？他说。
Extra Examples
- It's mostly the same old garbage.那多半是老掉牙的垃圾。
- The second series was a piece of garbage.第二个系列就是一堆垃圾。
- This movie is pure garbage.这部电影无聊至极。
- She just watches garbage on TV all day.她整天看电视里的垃圾节目。
- That's complete garbage!那是彻头彻尾的胡说！
- There was a lot of garbage reported about me in the newspapers.报纸上有很多关于我的垃圾报道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- complete
- pure
- …
phrases
- garbage in, garbage out
- a piece of garbage
- a pile of garbage
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘offal’): from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

garbage in, garbage out

(abbreviation GIGO)
used to express the idea that if wrong or poor quality data, material or effort is put into something, wrong or poor quality results will come out of it（用于计算机）废料输入废料输出，无用输入无用输出

British/American rubbish / garbage / trash / refuserubbish / garbage / trash / refuse

Rubbish is the usual word in British English for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. Garbage and trash are both used in North American English. Inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material, while trash is paper, card and dry material.
In British English, you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. In North American English, your garbage and trash goes in a garbage can/trashcan in the street and is collected by garbage men/collectors.
Refuse is a formal word and is used in both British English and North American English. Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector.