gar‧bage S3 / ɡɑbɪdʒ $ ɡɑr- / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 especially American English waste material, such as paper, empty containers, and food thrown away 同义词 rubbish British English :

Can you take out the garbage when you go?

2 stupid words, ideas etc 同义词 rubbish British English :

You’re talking garbage.

3 garbage in, garbage out used to say that if the data (= information ) you put into a computer is bad, the results you get back will be bad, even if the computer program you use works properly

THESAURUS

rubbish especially British English things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etc : People are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish. | the rubbish bin

garbage/trash American English rubbish : The garbage is collected every Tuesday. | There were piles of trash in the backyard. | a black plastic garbage bag

refuse formal rubbish : The strike has disrupted refuse collection . | It’s a site which is used for domestic refuse.

litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground : Parents should teach children not to drop litter. | There was a lot of litter on the beach.

waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processes : nuclear waste | toxic waste | household waste | The company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea.