trash 很多时候是作动词用,意思为丢弃
还有一个就是美国人喜欢用trash 垃圾 ,英国人喜欢用rubbish
rubbish一般当形容词用,指肮脏,散乱的性格。而trash一般情况下都可以使用。
rubbish 垃圾;废话;无意义的东西;劣质的东西,音标:英 [ˈrʌbɪʃ] 美 [ˈrʌbɪʃ] 。
双语例句:
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。
He described her book as absolute rubbish.
他说她的书一文不值。
He's talking rubbish
他胡说八道。
He was rubbish at his job
他的工作做得差劲极了。
These reports are total and utter rubbish.
这些报告废话连篇。
trash 垃圾,废物;断枝,碎块;废话;社会渣滓英 ,音标:[træʃ] 美 [træʃ]
双语例句:
The yards are overgrown and cluttered with trash
院子里杂草丛生,垃圾成堆。
Pop music doesn't have to be trash, it can be art
流行音乐不必非得是垃圾,也可以是艺术。
Would they trash the place when the party was over?
聚会结束时他们会把这地方搞得一团糟吗?
People asked why the candidates spent so much time trashing each other.
人们问为什么候选人花这么多时间互相贬损。
Mowing lawns and taking out the trash are jobs for the tenant.
刈剪草坪、倒掉垃圾是房客该做的事。
Here is my take on it. Garbage is stuff such as banana peels, coffee grounds and other wet stuff that is to be discarded.
Trash is dry stuff such as paper, plastic, glass, wood and other dry stuff to be discarded. It is my opinion that Rubbish and Refuse are British words that each encompass both trash and garbage. I would love to know what others think as well.