rubbish

rubbish
noun
  1. [mass noun](chiefly Brit.)waste material; refuse or litter
    (主英)废物；垃圾
    householders may be charged for the removal of non-recyclable rubbish.
    住户可能要支付清除不可回收利用的垃圾的费用。
    ■material that is considered unimportant or valueless
    无意义之物；无价值之物
    she had to sift through the rubbish in every drawer.
    她得把每个抽屉里无价值的东西筛选掉。
    ■absurd, nonsensical, or worthless talk or ideas
    愚蠢的想法；荒谬的念头；废话；不中用的意见
    critics said their work was a load of rubbish.
    评论家们说他们的作品废话连篇。
    [as exclamation]some MPs yelled ‘Rubbish!’.
    有些议员叫嚷道：“废话！”。
verb
  1. [with obj.](Brit. informal)criticize severely and reject as worthless
    (英， 非正式)严厉批评，抨击；废弃
    he rubbished the idea of a European Community-wide carbon tax.
    他抨击了在欧洲共同体范围内对矿物燃料征税的意见。
adjective
  1. (Brit. informal)very bad; worthless or useless
    (英，非正式)很差劲的，蹩脚的；无价值的；无用的
    people might say I was a rubbish manager.
    人们也许会说我是个很差劲的经理。
    she was rubbish at maths.
    她数学很差。
派生
rubbishy
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French rubbous; perhaps related to Old French robe 'spoils'; compare with rubble. The change in the ending was due to association with -ish. The verb (1950s) was originally Australian and New Zealand slang
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