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a container that you put waste in 垃圾箱 
a rubbish bin 垃圾箱 Grey bins will be emptied weekly. 灰箱每周都会清空。 Many councils now have fortnightly bin collections. 许多委员会现在每两周收集一次垃圾箱。
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa2Put the bottles in the recycling bin. 把瓶子扔进回收箱里。 She threw the letter in the waste-paper bin. 她把信扔进了废纸篓。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- litter
- rubbish
- waste
- …
- put something in
- chuck something in/into
- throw something in/into
- …
- bag
- liner
- man
- …
- in a/the bin
a large container, usually with a lid (= cover), for storing things in （有盖）大容器，箱，柜 a bread bin 面包箱 All their toys are kept in plastic storage bins under the bed. 他们所有的玩具都放在床下的塑料储藏箱里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- litter
- rubbish
- waste
- …
- put something in
- chuck something in/into
- throw something in/into
- …
- bag
- liner
- man
- …
- in a/the bin
Word OriginOld English bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh ben ‘cart’. The original meaning was ‘container’ in a general sense; also specifically ‘a container for animal food in a stable’ and ‘container for grain, bread, or other foodstuffs’. The sense ‘container for rubbish’ dates from the mid 19th cent.