trash can
trash can — 名詞
1. a container kept inside a home, especially in a kitchen, where people put everyd
垃圾桶
家庭內放垃圾的小容器
a container kept inside a home, especially in a kitchen, where people put everyday rubbish such as food scraps and packaging before taking it outside
Wei threw the empty yoghurt pot into the trash can under the sink.
Wei 將空的優格杯丟進水槽下的垃圾桶裡。
The kitchen trash can was full of banana skins and coffee grounds.
廚房的垃圾桶裡滿是香蕉皮和咖啡渣。
passive state: be full of
Amelia tied up the plastic bag and dropped it into the kitchen trash can.
Amelia 把塑膠袋綁好後丟進廚房垃圾桶。
Every evening Tariq takes the trash can out to the street for morning collection.
每天晚上 Tariq 都會把垃圾桶拿到街上，等隔天早上回收。
The old trash can had a broken lid that did not close properly.
那個舊垃圾桶的蓋子壞了，無法緊密蓋好。
- garbage can
equally common in American English; 'garbage' often implies wet or food waste
- bin
shorter, used in both American and British English
- wastebasket
typically smaller indoor container for paper waste, often found in offices
文法句型
trash can + verb (singular)
a/the trash can
用法筆記
Trash can is the common term in American English for a household waste container. British English uses 'dustbin' or 'rubbish bin' instead.
常見錯誤
2. a large container with a lid, kept outside a house or in a public area such as a
垃圾箱
戶外或公共場所的大型容器
a large container with a lid, kept outside a house or in a public area such as a park or street, that holds rubbish until it is collected by a waste service
Tomás dropped his ticket stub into the trash can by the bus stop.
Tomás 把票根丟進公車站旁的垃圾箱裡。
collocation: trash can by [location]
The large trash cans at the park have heavy lids that keep animals out.
公園裡的大型垃圾箱都有厚重的蓋子，防止動物進入。
A stray cat knocked over the outdoor trash can and scattered rubbish across the path.
一隻流浪貓撞倒了戶外垃圾箱，垃圾散落了一地。
Romi noticed a public trash can every fifty metres along the beachfront.
Romi 注意到海濱步道大約每五十公尺就有一個公共垃圾箱。
The council collects the street trash cans every Tuesday morning before eight o'clock.
清潔隊每星期二早上八點前會來收集街道上的垃圾箱。
- garbage can
interchangeable in American English
- dumpster
much larger industrial container, often found behind shops
- litter bin
more common in British English for public waste containers
文法句型
trash can + verb (singular)
a/the trash can
用法筆記
This sense usually refers to a larger container than the household type. Many cities place public trash cans along sidewalks and in parks for pedestrians to use.