- [uncountable]
things that are considered to have no use or value 无用的东西；无价值的东西 I've cleared out all that old junk in the attic. 我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。 There's nothing but junk on the TV. 电视上全是些无聊的东西。 - (informal, disapproving)
Is this all your junk (= are these all your things)? 这是你所有的家当吗？
Synonyms thingsthings- stuff
- property
- possessions
- junk
- belongings
- goods
- valuables
- things (rather informal
) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose: 指个人拥有或作特定用途的物品、衣服、用具： Shall I help you pack your things? 我帮你打点行装好吗？ Bring your swimming things. 随身带上游泳用品。
- stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about:
Where’s all my stuff? 我的东西都哪儿去了？
- property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody:
This building is government property. 这座大楼是政府的财产。 Be careful not to damage other people’s property. 小心别损坏别人的财物。
- possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:
Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs. 囚犯除信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。
- junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value:
I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic. 我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。
- belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:
Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane. 请确保在下飞机前带好所有的随身物品。
- goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved:
He was found guilty of handling stolen goods. 他被判犯销赃罪。
- valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras:
Never leave cash or other valuables lying around. 现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings
Extra ExamplesThere were bits of junk lying around. 到处都是破烂。 They cleared out the junk room (= a room where you keep thngs that you no longer need or want) to make a tiny bedroom. 他们把废品间清理出来用作一间小卧室。 sculptures made from old junk and scrap metal 用废旧物和废金属制成的雕塑
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- useless
- bit
- piece
- heap
- …
- lie about
- lie around
- shop
- room
- heap
- …
- (also junk food)[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)
food that is quick and easy to prepare and eat but that is thought to be bad for your health 垃圾食品（制作、食用方便却有害健康） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- useless
- bit
- piece
- heap
- …
- lie about
- lie around
- shop
- room
- heap
- …
- [countable]
a Chinese boat with a square sail and a flat bottom 中国式帆船；戎克船
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. The current senses date from the mid 19th cent. noun sense 3 mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French juncque or Portuguese junco, from Malay jong, reinforced by Dutch jonk.