rubbish

noun

1. 垃圾；废弃物
   things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
   1. a rubbish bag/bin
      垃圾袋 / 桶
   2. a rubbish dump/heap/tip
      垃圾场 / 堆 / 倾倒处
   3. The streets were littered with rubbish.
      街上到处都是垃圾。
   4. garden/household rubbish
      花园 / 生活垃圾
2. 劣质的东西
   something that you think is of poor quality
   1. I thought the play was rubbish!
      我觉得这部戏很差！
   2. Do we have to listen to this rubbish music?
      我们一定要听这样差劲的音乐吗？
3. 废话；瞎说
   comments, ideas, etc. that you think are stupid or wrong
   1. Rubbish! You're not fat.
      瞎说！你并不胖。
   2. You're talking a load of rubbish.
      你说的是一大堆废话。
   3. It's not rubbish─it's true!
      这不是瞎说——是真的！

verb

1. 狠批；把…看得一文不值
   to criticize sb/sth severely or treat them as though they are of no value

1. N-UNCOUNT 垃圾;废弃物
   Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins and bottles, and waste food.
   1. ...unwanted household rubbish...
      无用的家庭垃圾
   2. They had piled most of their rubbish into yellow skips.
      他们把大多数的垃圾堆到了黄色的废料桶里。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用garbage, trash


2. N-UNCOUNT 劣质物品;垃圾;废物
   If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is rubbish .
   1. He described her book as absolute rubbish.
      他说她的书一文不值。
3. N-UNCOUNT 废话;胡说八道
   If you think that an idea or a statement is foolish or wrong, you can say that it is rubbish .
   1. He's talking rubbish...
      他胡说八道。
   2. These reports are total and utter rubbish.
      这些报告废话连篇。
4. ADJ 极不擅长的;非常差劲的
   If you think that someone is not very good at something, you can say that they are rubbish at it.
   1. He was rubbish at his job...
      他的工作做得差劲极了。
   2. I tried playing golf, but I was rubbish.
      我试过打高尔夫球，但是我的球技太烂了。
5. VERB 贬低;诋毁;将…说得一文不值
   If you rubbish a person, their ideas or their work, you say they are of little value.
   1. Five whole pages of script were devoted to rubbishing her political opponents...
      整整5页讲稿都是对她的政敌的诋毁。
   2. Officials have simply rubbished all positive ideas.
      官员们对所有的正面意见一律否决。

in AM, use 美国英语用 trash


In British English, rubbish is the word most commonly used to refer to waste material that is thrown away. In American English, the words garbage and trash are more usual. ...the smell of rotting garbage... She threw the bottle into the trash. Garbage and trash are sometimes used in British English, but only informally and metaphorically. I don't have to listen to this garbage... The book was trash.
在英国英语中，rubbish最常用来表示丢弃的废物，但是在美国英语中garbage和trash更为常用，如：the smell of rotting garbage (腐烂垃圾的臭味)，She threw the bottle into the trash (她把瓶子扔进了垃圾堆)。garbage和trash有时也在英国英语中使用，但仅限于非正式语体和比喻用法：I don't have to listen to this garbage (我不需要听这些废话)，The book was trash (这本书简直是垃圾)。

1. Residents are advised not to put their rubbish bags on the pavement outside their houses.
   居民被告知不要将垃圾袋放在门外的人行道上。
2. I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.
   我不明白他为何用这种烂事来烦我。
3. That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.
   那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。
4. They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.
   他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。
5. There's no vandalism, no graffiti, no rubbish left lying about.
   没有损害公共财物的行为，也没有涂鸦和随处丢弃的垃圾。
6. 'Rubbish,' I grunted
   “废话，”我嘟哝了一声。
7. In an ideal world, there would be no such thing as rubbish
   在一个理想世界中，不会有垃圾之类的东西。
8. The clearing of rubbish and drains is still incomplete
   垃圾与污水的清理工作还未完成。
9. The rubbish in modern landfills does not rot.
   现代垃圾填埋场里的垃圾不会腐烂。
10. It's all rubbish and superstition, and there's nothing in it.
    这都是废话和迷信，不是真的。
11. Your article is full of some of the most opinionated rubbish I have ever read.
    你的文章充斥着我所读过的一些最为偏执的胡说八道。
12. During the winter months, great flocks of gulls gather at rubbish tips and sewage outfalls.
    冬季时大群大群的海鸥会聚集在垃圾场和排污口。
13. They had piled most of their rubbish into yellow skips.
    他们把大多数的垃圾堆到了黄色的废料桶里。
14. He described her book as absolute rubbish.
    他说她的书一文不值。
15. He's talking rubbish
    他胡说八道。
16. These reports are total and utter rubbish.
    这些报告废话连篇。
17. He was rubbish at his job
    他的工作做得差劲极了。
18. I tried playing golf, but I was rubbish.
    我试过打高尔夫球，但是我的球技太烂了。
19. Officials have simply rubbished all positive ideas.
    官员们对所有的正面意见一律否决。
20. The rats scurry around, searching for scraps of food in the rubbish.
    老鼠乱窜，在垃圾中寻找残羹剩饭。
21. The racoons knock over the rubbish bins in search of food, and strew the contents all over the ground
    浣熊弄翻垃圾箱找吃的，把垃圾弄得满地都是。
22. You must admit George, you're talking absolute rubbish.
    乔治，你得承认你说的全都是废话。
23. We live in a street off Soho Road and there's rubbish tipped everywhere.
    我们住在离索霍路不远的一条街上，那里到处都是乱倒的垃圾。
24. Officers had found a large bread knife on the rubbish tip
    警察在垃圾场发现了一把很大的面包刀。
25. I took a load of rubbish and grass cuttings to the tip.
    我把一堆垃圾与修剪下的碎草运到了垃圾场。
26. Getting rid of rubbish can cost$ 100 a ton.
    清除垃圾每吨要花费100美元。
27. What rubbish, I don't believe it.
    真是废话，我不相信它。
28. She talks rubbish all the time.
    她总是在说废话。

  garbage debris junk litter rubbish waste【导航词义：废弃物，垃圾】

  garbage n. 〈尤美〉垃圾，废弃物

〔辨析〕多指生活中的有机废料，如废纸、包装盒、剩饭剩菜或变质的食物等。

  debris n. 〈正式〉垃圾；残渣；废弃物

〔辨析〕指某处堆积的垃圾或某种材料无用的碎渣、碎片等。

  junk n. 破烂，废旧杂物

〔辨析〕指没有用处、毫无价值的废旧物品。

  litter n. 垃圾，废弃物

〔辨析〕尤指在公共场所散落于地、有碍观瞻的废弃物。

  rubbish n. 〈尤英〉垃圾，废弃物

〔辨析〕普通用词，指扔掉的食物、废纸等；也可指任何不再使用而应该扔掉的东西，但作此义解时多用于非正式文体。

  waste n. 废弃物，废料

〔辨析〕普通用词，多指已无使用价值的材料或陈旧的、破损的物品，也可指任何被丢弃之物。

  nonsense bullshit rubbish twaddle【导航词义：废话】

  nonsense n. 胡说，废话

〔辨析〕指荒唐、愚蠢的话语、看法等。

  bullshit n. 〈口〉胡说，瞎扯

〔辨析〕较粗俗用词，指完全不真实的蠢话。

  rubbish n. 〈尤英，非正式〉胡说八道，废话

〔辨析〕从本义“垃圾”引申指毫无价值的话或想法。

  twaddle n. 〈旧，非正式〉废话，蠢话

〔辨析〕指说的或写的无聊的东西。

noun

1. nonsensical talk or writing

   Synonym:    folderoltripetrumperytrashwish-washapplesaucecodswallop

2. worthless material that is to be disposed of

   Synonym:    trashscrap

verb

1. attack strongly