dump

dump
noun

a site for depositing rubbish
垃圾场
■[usu. with modifier]a place where a particular kind of waste, especially dangerous waste, is left
（尤指有害物的）废料场
a nuclear waste dump.
核废料场。
■a heap of rubbish left at a dump
垃圾堆
■(亦作 mine dump)(S. African)a hill of solidified crushed quartz, built up from the residue of gold-mining operations
(南非)（淘金残余物堆积成的）矿山废石堆
■(informal)an unpleasant or dreary place
(非正式)脏地方，乱七八糟的地方，令人讨厌的地方
she says the town has become a dump.
她说这个城市已变成了垃圾堆。
■(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)an act of defecation
(非正式，主北美)拉屎
(Computing)a copying of stored data to a different location, performed typically as a protection against loss
(计算机)转储，转存
■a printout or list of the contents of a computer's memory, occurring typically after a system failure
（尤指系统发生故障后内存的）打印输出，卸出

verb
[with obj.]

deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way
堆放，扔掉，倾倒（垃圾或废料等）
trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here.
卡车在这里倾倒了1,900吨废物。
■put down or abandon (something) hurriedly in order to make an escape
（为逃跑而）丢弃，扔掉
the couple dumped the car and fled.
这一对男女弃车而逃。
■put (something) down firmly or heavily and carelessly
猛地放下，沉重地扔下
she dumped her knapsack on the floor.
她将背包重重地往地板上一扔。
■(informal)abandon or desert (someone)
(非正式)抛弃，遗弃，离开（某人）
his girlfriend dumped him for being fat.
他的女朋友因为他太胖而抛弃了他。
■send (goods unsaleable in the home market) to a foreign market for sale at a low price
（在国外）倾销
these countries have been dumping cheap fertilizers on the UK market.
这些国家一直在英国市场上倾销廉价化肥。
■(informal)sell off (assets) rapidly
(非正式)抛售，甩卖（资产）
investors dumped shares in scores of other consumer-goods firms.
投资商们在许多消费品公司抛售股份。
(Computing)copy (stored data) to a different location, especially so as to protect against loss
(计算机)转储
■print out or list the contents of (a store), especially after a system failure
（尤指系统发生故障后）打印输出，卸出（数据）

语源

Middle English: perhaps from Old Norse; related to Danish dumpe and Norwegian dumpa 'fall suddenly' (the original sense in English); in later use partly imitative; compare with thump

继承用法
dump on

(informal, N. Amer.)criticize or abuse (someone); treat badly
(非正式，北美)诘难，辱骂；亏待，虐待
you get dumped on just because of your name.
你受此欺辱仅仅是因为你的名字。

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