trash
trash — 名詞
1. written works, films, television programs, or other products that are so poor in
劣質品
品質低劣、沒有價值的東西
written works, films, television programs, or other products that are so poor in quality that they are considered worthless or not worth anyone's time.
Yumi could not believe people paid money to watch that trash on television.
Yumi 不敢相信有人願意花錢看電視上的那種垃圾節目。
be + trash: expressing poor quality
The novel was utter trash, with flat characters and a boring plot.
那本小說完全是垃圾，角色扁平且情節無聊。
utter trash — intensifier collocation
Devika threw the magazine aside, muttering that it was complete trash.
Devika 把那本雜誌扔到一邊，咕噥著說這完全是垃圾。
Most streaming services are full of trash that nobody watches.
大部分的串流平台充斥著沒人看的爛東西。
- masterpiece
a work of outstanding quality
文法句型
be + trash
call something + trash
用法筆記
Uncountable — do not say 'a trash' or 'trashes'. Frequently used with intensifiers like 'utter' or 'complete'.
常見錯誤
2. things such as empty food containers, used paper, broken objects, and other unwa
垃圾
廢棄不用的東西
things such as empty food containers, used paper, broken objects, and other unwanted materials that people put in a bin to be taken away.
Christopher tied up the kitchen trash bag and carried it outside.
Christopher 把廚房的垃圾袋綁緊，然後提到外面去。
kitchen trash — typical location collocation
A strong smell of rotting trash filled the alley behind the restaurant.
餐廳後面的巷子裡瀰漫著腐爛垃圾的濃烈臭味。
Bao emptied the office trash into a large black bin every evening.
Bao 每天晚上把辦公室的垃圾倒進一個黑色大垃圾桶裡。
The city collects household trash from residential streets on Tuesday mornings.
市政府每週二早上收集住宅區的家庭垃圾。
Please put the empty bottles in the recycling bin, not the regular trash.
請把空瓶子放進回收桶，不要丟進一般垃圾。
文法句型
take out the trash
throw something in the trash
用法筆記
In British English, 'rubbish' is the more common word for this sense. 'Trash' in this meaning is standard American English. Uncountable — 'the trash is full', not 'the trash are full'.
常見錯誤
3. an offensive word for a person or group of people that the speaker considers wor
廢物；爛人
對瞧不起的人的侮辱性稱呼
an offensive word for a person or group of people that the speaker considers worthless, contemptible, or beneath notice.
How dare you call my friends trash — they have done nothing to hurt you.
你怎麼敢說我朋友是廢物——他們根本沒有傷害過你。
call someone + trash — insult structure
The coach told the press that anyone who quit on the team was trash.
教練告訴媒體，任何放棄球隊的人都是廢物。
Rania stormed out of the meeting, calling her critics a bunch of trash.
Rania 氣沖沖地離開會議，罵那些批評她的人是一群廢物。
Eric refused to listen when people spoke about his community like they were trash.
當人們像對待廢物一樣談論他的社區時，Eric 拒絕聽下去。
- scum
even stronger insult, implies moral depravity
- lowlife
focuses on social status and behaviour
- good-for-nothing
less offensive, emphasizes uselessness
文法句型
call someone + trash
be + trash (referring to people)
用法筆記
Strongly offensive and dehumanizing. Use with extreme caution or avoid in polite conversation. Not typically used to describe oneself.
常見錯誤
trash — 動詞
1. to get rid of something by putting it in a bin or sending it for disposal, becau
丟棄
把不要的東西扔掉
to get rid of something by putting it in a bin or sending it for disposal, because it is no longer wanted or needed.
Élise decided to trash all the old letters that no longer mattered.
Élise 決定把那些不再重要的舊信件統統丟掉。
trash + old documents — typical object
Antonia trashed the expired food from the refrigerator before cleaning the shelves.
Antonia 在清理冰箱架子之前，把過期的食物扔掉了。
Never trash important papers without checking if they contain personal data.
別在沒檢查是否含有個資的情況下就把重要文件丟掉。
The movers trashed the broken furniture instead of taking it to the new house.
搬家工人把那張壞掉的家具丟了，沒有帶去新家。
- throw away
neutral, slightly more common in conversation
- discard
more formal
- dump
implies putting somewhere in a careless way
文法句型
trash + object (something unwanted)
用法筆記
More informal than 'throw away' or 'dispose of'. In formal writing, 'discard' or 'dispose of' are preferred.
常見錯誤
2. to deliberately wreck, ruin, or make a mess of a room, building, vehicle, or oth
破壞；搗毀
蓄意毀壞或弄得一團亂
to deliberately wreck, ruin, or make a mess of a room, building, vehicle, or other property, often in anger or for fun.
Someone trashed the public garden by pulling up flowers and breaking wooden benches.
有人破壞了公園，拔掉花朵、砸壞木頭長椅。
The teenagers trashed the empty house, smashing windows and kicking holes in the walls.
那幾個青少年把空屋砸得亂七八糟，打破窗戶並在牆上踢出洞來。
trashed + building — property damage context
Angry fans trashed the stadium locker room after their team lost the championship game.
憤怒的球迷在球隊輸掉冠軍賽後，把體育館的更衣室砸得一團亂。
Dahlia returned home to find that burglars had trashed every room in the house.
Dahlia 回到家，發現闖空門的竊賊把房子裡的每個房間都弄得亂七八糟。
文法句型
trash + object (room, building, vehicle)
用法筆記
This sense implies deliberate, often violent damage. 'Trash' in this meaning is stronger than 'mess up' but less formal than 'vandalize'.
常見錯誤
3. to criticize a person, their work, or an idea in a very harsh and often unfair w
痛批；抨擊
嚴厲批評某人或某事
to criticize a person, their work, or an idea in a very harsh and often unfair way, especially in public or in the media.
Critics trashed the director's new film before it even opened in theaters.
影評人在導演的新片上映之前就把那部電影罵得體無完膚。
critics trashed + film — common media collocation
Sivan trashed her rival's proposal during the board meeting, calling it unrealistic.
Sivan 在董事會議上嚴厲抨擊競爭對手的提案，說它不切實際。
Online reviewers trashed the restaurant after a single bad meal there.
網友只去過那家餐廳一次，就在網路上把餐廳罵得一文不值。
Jude trashed his opponent's voting record in a long and angry speech on the floor.
Jude 在會議上發表了長篇憤怒的演說，嚴厲抨擊對手的投票記錄。
文法句型
trash + object (person, idea, work)
用法筆記
Stronger and more personal than 'criticize'. Often implies the criticism is excessive or unfair. Common in political, entertainment, and online contexts.