bin

/bɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɪn] /bɪn/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɪn] /ˈbin/ (ame, mw)

bin — noun

  • binsingular
  • binsplural

1. a container where you put rubbish or other unwanted things until they are collec

1.名詞B1
釋義

a container where you put rubbish or other unwanted things until they are collected or taken away.

例句

Devika dropped the empty yogurt cups into the kitchen bin after lunch.

drop something into the bin

Christopher wheeled the green bin to the curb before sunrise.

同義詞
  • trash can

    more common in American English for a household waste container

  • garbage can

    American English, often for a larger outdoor container

  • wastebasket

    often a smaller indoor bin, especially by a desk

文法句型

put something in the bin

take the bin out

用法筆記

Common with words like recycling, litter, and kitchen. In American English, speakers often say trash can or garbage can instead for the household waste container.

常見錯誤

❌I threw it in bin.
✅I threw it in the bin.
💡this singular countable noun normally needs an article.
❌Throw the wrapper to the bin.
✅Throw the wrapper in the bin.
💡English normally uses in after throw for this container.

2. a fairly large box or similar container, often with a lid, for keeping things in

2.名詞B1
釋義

a fairly large box or similar container, often with a lid, for keeping things inside until you need them.

例句

Shirin kept tea bags and sugar packets in a bread bin.

bread bin — storage compound

Diego lifted the feed bin lid and filled a bucket for the goats.

同義詞
  • container

    broader and more general than bin

  • box

    often squarer and not always used for long-term storage

  • storage tub

    especially a large plastic container with a lid

文法句型

keep something in a bin

take something out of a bin

用法筆記

Usually named after what it holds, as in bread bin, grain bin, or toy bin. Unlike WASTE, this sense is for keeping items, not for rubbish.

常見錯誤

❌She put the flour in the rubbish bin by the sink.
✅She put the flour in the storage bin by the sink.
💡this sense is for keeping things, not for waste.

bin — verb