trash 1 S3 / træʃ / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 American English things that you throw away, such as empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc 同义词 rubbish British English :

Will someone take out the trash (= take it outside the house ) ?

Just put it in the trash .

2 informal something that is of very poor quality :

How can you read that trash?

3 American English informal not polite someone from a low social class who you do not respect because you think they are lazy or immoral → white trash

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.