垃圾 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dirt noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
- garbage noun Waste material, especially food scraps and household rubbish, thrown away as useless.
- litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
- refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
- scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.
- slimeball noun (informal) A dishonest, sleazy, or generally repellent person.
- trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
Senses
垃圾 is used for these senses in English:
- dirt (figurative) Meanness; sordidness.
- garbage Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- litter (countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. [1330s]
- refuse Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
- scum (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
- slimeball (figuratively, originally, US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.
- trash (chiefly, North American) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
dirt — full definition
- noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
- noun (informal) Embarrassing or damaging information about someone.
garbage — full definition
- noun Waste material, especially food scraps and household rubbish, thrown away as useless.
- noun Nonsense, or something of very poor quality.
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