考研英语晨读 · 垃圾与废旧物品

2017-07-074:56来自麦子老师

rubbish

[‘r?b??]

n. 垃圾；粗制滥造的东西；废话

Please put the empty box in the rubbish bin.

请把空盒子放在垃圾桶里。

garbage

[‘gɑ?b?d?]

n. 垃圾；废话

Can you take out the garbage when you go?

你走的时候把垃圾带出去好吗？

trash

[tr??]

n. 垃圾；粗制滥造的东西

Pop music doesn’t have to be trash; it can be art.

流行音乐并不一定是劣质的东西，它可以是艺术。

litter

[‘l?t?]

n. （在公共场所乱扔的）垃圾

v. （在公共场所）乱扔（垃圾）

Please don’t litter in the park.

请不要在公园乱扔垃圾。

junk

[d???k]

n. 废弃的旧东西，破烂

We should clear out this cupboard – it’s full of junk.

我们应该清理一下这个橱柜——里面全是破烂。

junk mail 垃圾邮件

junk food 垃圾食品

waste

[we?st]

v. 浪费

n. 浪费；废物，废水

The Japanese recycle more than half of their waste paper.

日本人对他们一半以上的废纸进行回收。

remains

[r?’me?nz]

n. 残余，遗骸

The children are cleaning up the remains of their picnic.

孩子们正在打扫野餐的残余物。

remnant

[‘remn?nt]

n. 剩余部分，残余部分

scrap

[skr?p]

n. 碎片，残余物；废弃材料，吃剩的东西

A lot of scrap metal can be melted down and used again.

大量金属碎片可以熔化进行再利用。

rag

[r?g]

n. 破布，碎屑

I keep these rags for cleaning the car.

我把这些旧布留下来擦汽车用。

from rags to riches 从一贫如洗到家财万贯

patch

[p?t?]

n. (与周围不同的) 块，片；补丁

There were lots of damp patches on the hotel walls.

旅馆的墙壁上满是湿渍。