bin 1 S2 / bɪn / 名词 [可数名词]

1 British English a container for putting waste in → trash can , waste paper basket :

Throw it in the bin. → dustbin , litter bin

2 a large container for storing things, such as goods in a shop or substances in a factory

COLLOCATIONS

types of bin

a rubbish/waste bin The rubbish bin is full.

a litter bin (= a bin in a public place ) Please put all your rubbish in the litter bin.

a wastepaper bin (= for paper you throw away ) I threw the letter straight in the wastepaper bin.

a pedal bin (= that you open by pressing a lever with your foot ) There is a pedal bin in the bathroom.

a wheelie bin (= a big bin on wheels kept outside a house ) They come to empty the wheelie bins on Friday.

a recycling bin (= for rubbish that you can recycle ) Those plastic cartons can go in the recycling bin.

动词

put/throw something in the bin ( also chuck something in the bin informal ) Shall I put this old bread in the bin?

bin + NOUN

a bin bag/liner (= that you use inside a bin to keep it clean ) We need some more bin liners for the kitchen bin.

the bin men (= the people who take your rubbish away ) Which day do the bin men come?