rub‧bish 1 S2 / rʌbɪʃ / 名词 [不可数名词] especially British English

1 food, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away 同义词 garbage , trash American English :

a rubbish bin

household rubbish

rubbish tip/dump (= a place to take rubbish )

2 informal objects, papers etc that you no longer use and should throw away :

I’ve got so much rubbish on my desk it’s unbelievable.

3 informal an idea, statement, etc that is rubbish is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention 同义词 nonsense , garbage American English :

You do talk rubbish sometimes.

That’s a load of rubbish .

The suggestion is absolute rubbish .

rubbish! spoken (= used to tell someone that what they have just said is completely wrong )

4 informal a film, book etc that is rubbish is very bad :

the usual Hollywood rubbish

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.