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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary rub·bish
\\ˈrə-bish, dialect -bij\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English robous DATE 15th century 1. useless waste or rejected matter : trash 2. something that is worthless or nonsensical
few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives — William Bridges-Adams
• rub·bishy \\-bə-shē\\ adjective rubbish
c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. rubouses (1392), of unknown origin. Apparently somehow related to rubble. The verb sense of "disparage, criticize harshly" is first attested 1953 in Australian and New Zealand slang. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ rubbishrub·bish / 5rQbiF / noun [U]1. (especially BrE) things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them 垃圾；废弃物:
a rubbish bag / bin 垃圾袋/桶
a rubbish dump / heap / tip 垃圾场/堆 / 倾倒处
The streets were littered with rubbish. 街上到处都是垃圾。
garden / household rubbish 花园/生活垃圾⇨ see also garbage (1), trash n. (1) 2. (BrE, informal) (also used as an adjective 也用作形容词) something that you think is of poor quality 劣质的东西:
I thought the play was rubbish! 我觉得这部戏很差！
Do we have to listen to this rubbish music? 我们一定要听这样差劲的音乐吗？3. (BrE, informal) comments, ideas, etc. that you think are stupid or wrong 废话；瞎说
SYN nonsense :
Rubbish! You're not fat. 瞎说！你并不胖。
You're talking a load of rubbish. 你说的是一大堆废话。
It's not rubbish—it's true! 这不是瞎说——是真的！ verb [VN]
(BrE, informal) ( NAmE trash) to criticize sb / sth severely or treat them as though they are of no value 狠批；把…看得一文不值 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishrubbish
noun 1 waste material ADJ. domestic, household | garden QUANT. bag, pile | tons VERB + RUBBISH put out I forgot to put the rubbish out last night. | collect, remove, take away The rubbish is collected on Tuesdays. | clear (out), dispose of, dump, throw (away/out) He's clearing rubbish out of the attic. Someone had dumped their rubbish by the road. Throw the rubbish in the bin. | leave, strew (around) There was rubbish strewn around everywhere. | pick up RUBBISH + VERB decay, rot RUBBISH + NOUN bag, bin, skip | dump, heap, tip | collection, disposal | chute 2 sth that you think is bad/silly/wrong ADJ. absolute, complete, total, utter The film was absolute rubbish. | worthless Many critics see the paintings as worthless rubbish. | old The antique shop was just full of old rubbish. VERB + RUBBISH talk Don't talk such rubbish! PREP. ~ about the usual rubbish about his undiscovered talents PHRASES a load of (old) rubbish, What rubbish! rubbish noun ⇨ rubbish (a rubbish film) ⇨ nonsense (talk rubbish) ⇨ waste (household rubbish) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged rub·bishI. \ˈrəbish, -bēsh\ noun
( -es) Etymology: Middle English robous, robys, robishe; perhaps akin to Middle English rubben to rub — more at rub 1.
a. : useless fragments of stone or other material left over in building or broken from ruined buildings : rubble
b. : miscellaneous useless valueless waste or rejected matter : trash , debris
< three buildings surrounded by logs and stumps, carpenters' and masons' debris, and other rubbish — American Guide Series: Michigan >
< letters, journals, estate accounts, locks of hair, shreds of silk, sentimental rubbish of all sorts — Mollie Panter-Downes >2. : vapid, worthless, or nonsensical writing, talk, or art
< of our dramatic literature few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives — W.B.Adams >
< it is often said that editors and publishers do not order or commission stories — which, of course, is rubbish — Robert Moses >Synonyms: see refuse II. \ˈrəbish\ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: rubbish, noun Britain : to express disapproval of : disparage
< in a high good humour that day, rubbishing London and the English with much of his old brio — Salman Rushdie >
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