rubbish
rubbish — 名詞
1. things such as old food containers, used paper, broken objects, and other materi
垃圾
無用的廢棄物品
things such as old food containers, used paper, broken objects, and other materials that people throw away because they no longer have any use for them
Liang dropped the empty milk carton into the kitchen rubbish bin.
Liang 把空的牛奶紙盒丟進廚房垃圾桶裡。
collocation: rubbish bin
Tunde carried two heavy bags of garden rubbish out to the front gate.
Tunde 提著兩大袋庭園垃圾走到大門外。
The city council now collects household rubbish every Monday instead of Tuesday.
市議會現在每週一收家庭垃圾，而不是週二。
Devika found an old chair among the rubbish left on the pavement.
Devika 在人行道上發現一張舊椅子夾在棄置的垃圾堆裡。
A huge amount of plastic rubbish from rivers ends up in the ocean each year.
每年有大量的塑膠垃圾從河流流入海洋。
文法句型
rubbish + noun (rubbish bin, rubbish dump, rubbish collection)
用法筆記
In American English, trash or garbage is more common than rubbish for this sense. Rubbish is an uncountable noun, so use a piece of rubbish for a single item.
常見錯誤
2. a film, book, idea, article, or statement that you believe has very little value
廢話；爛東西
毫無價值或不真實的事物
a film, book, idea, article, or statement that you believe has very little value or is completely untrue
Henry said the film was complete rubbish and walked out after twenty minutes.
Henry 說那部電影完全是爛片，二十分鐘後就離場了。
collocation: complete rubbish
Quinn read the article and thought it was absolute rubbish full of lies.
Quinn 讀了那篇文章，認為那全是充滿謊言的廢話。
collocation: absolute rubbish
The so-called expert was talking rubbish about things he knew nothing about.
那位所謂的專家在一竅不通的事情上胡說八道。
Camila refused to listen to all that rubbish about her being lazy.
Camila 拒絕聽那些說她懶惰的鬼話。
Jason's older brother told him not to believe the rubbish he saw online.
Jason 的哥哥叫他別相信網路上看到的那些垃圾資訊。
用法筆記
Often used with strong adjectives such as complete, absolute, or total before it. A common fixed phrase is a load of rubbish or a pile of rubbish, meaning something is completely worthless or untrue.
常見錯誤
rubbish — 動詞
1. to express strong negative opinions about someone or something by saying they ar
痛批
嚴厲批評某人或某事
to express strong negative opinions about someone or something by saying they are worthless, wrong, or of very poor quality
Several critics rubbished the new museum building as ugly and badly designed.
幾位評論家痛批新的博物館建築又醜又設計不良。
passive: was rubbished by [someone]
Sari's manager rubbished her proposal before she could finish explaining it.
Sari 的主管在她還沒說完提案之前就把它批評得一文不值。
Ilan's teammates rubbished the idea of training on a Sunday morning.
Ilan 的隊友們強烈反對週日早上訓練的想法。
The minister was rubbished by opposition politicians during the debate.
那位部長在辯論中被反對黨政治人物罵得體無完膚。
- praise
express warm approval or admiration of someone or something
文法句型
rubbish someone/something
用法筆記
This verb is most common in British English and carries a dismissive, often harsh tone. It is typically found in informal writing such as blog posts, reviews, and opinion pieces rather than formal reports.
rubbish — 形容詞
1. having no ability at all in a specific area of activity, such as a sport, a scho
很爛的
完全沒有能力的
having no ability at all in a specific area of activity, such as a sport, a school subject, or a practical task
Ingrid admitted she was rubbish at chess and never won a single game.
Ingrid 承認自己西洋棋很爛，從來沒贏過一盤。
pattern: rubbish at [activity]
The technician said his new assistant was rubbish with basic tools and machines.
技師說他的新助理連基本工具和機器都不太會用。
pattern: rubbish with [tools/subjects]
Roya felt rubbish at maths compared to her classmates who got full marks.
Roya 覺得自己數學很差，因為同學都考滿分。
The local team was so rubbish that the fans stopped coming to matches.
當地球隊太爛了，球迷都不再來看比賽。
- brilliant
extremely skilful or impressive; informal British usage
文法句型
rubbish at (doing) something
rubbish with something
用法筆記
Followed by at for activities and skills (rubbish at tennis, rubbish at cooking) and with for topics, tools, or equipment (rubbish with computers, rubbish with numbers). Cannot be used before a noun in this sense — say a rubbish player, not a rubbish player at football (though a rubbish player works as a standalone noun phrase meaning the player is bad at their sport).
常見錯誤
rubbish — 慣用語
rubbish — 感嘆詞
1. uttered alone to firmly reject a statement or claim that you consider untrue, un
胡說！
強烈表示不同意或不相信
uttered alone to firmly reject a statement or claim that you consider untrue, unfair, or absurd
"Rubbish! That is simply not what the research shows," the scientist replied firmly.
「胡說！研究結果根本不是那樣，」科學家堅定地回答。
informal exclamation for strong disagreement
A woman in the audience shouted "Rubbish!" when the politician denied raising taxes.
當政治人物否認調漲稅收時，觀眾席裡有位女士大喊：「胡說！」
"Rubbish! You cannot eat that whole cake by yourself," Trang laughed at her brother.
Trang 笑著對弟弟說：「胡說！你不可能一個人吃掉整塊蛋糕。」
When the manager claimed nobody had warned him, several staff called out "Rubbish!" from the back of the room.
當主管聲稱沒有人警告過他時，幾位員工從房間後面大喊「胡說！」
"Rubbish! That excuse is simply not good enough," the teacher told the student who was late.
老師對遲到的學生說：「胡說！那個藉口根本不成立。」
用法筆記
Can sound rude or aggressive depending on the tone of voice. In polite conversation, alternatives such as I disagree or That is not true are safer. The exclamation is always followed by an exclamation mark in writing.