fly-tip

fly-tip — phrasal verb

  • fly-tipbase form
  • fly-tips3rd person singular
  • fly-tiping-ing form
  • fly-tipedpast simple

1. to throw away unwanted rubbish or large unwanted items in a public place such as

1.片語動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to throw away unwanted rubbish or large unwanted items in a public place such as a roadside, field, or riverbank, without having permission to do so

例句

Rashida reported her neighbour for fly-tipping old furniture behind the supermarket.

collocation: report someone for fly-tipping

The council installed hidden cameras to catch anyone fly-tipping waste in the lane.

camera surveillance as deterrent

同義詞
  • dump illegally

    more general and less informal; suitable in formal writing

  • fly dump

    technical term used in environmental regulations

反義詞

文法句型

fly-tip + noun phrase (waste, rubbish, furniture)

fly-tip (no object)

用法筆記

Primarily used in British English. Can be used transitively (fly-tip + object: 'fly-tip waste') or intransitively ('someone fly-tipped'). Frequently appears in local news reports and council notices about environmental offences. The noun forms fly-tipper (the person) and fly-tipping (the act) are also common.

常見錯誤

❌He fly-tipped his trash at the dump.
✅He was caught fly-tipping old tyres behind the warehouse.
💡'Fly-tip' always refers to illegal disposal, never to a legal waste facility.
❌Please don't fly-tip your garden waste — take it to the tip instead.
✅Please don't fly-tip your garden waste
💡take it to the recycling centre instead.' — Using 'fly-tip' and 'tip' in the same sentence is confusing; replace the second 'tip' with a clearer term.