rubbish

[US]/'rʌbɪʃ/
[UK]/'rʌbɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. waste material; useless or worthless items
adj. having no value or worth

Phrases & Collocations

rubbish bin

rubbish dump

Example Sentences

rubbish collection; a rubbish pail.

she was rubbish at maths.

an unsightly rubbish tip.

wheel the rubbish to the dump

There is a collection of rubbish in the corner.

scavenge in a rubbish heap

the rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted.

empty the box of rubbish into the fire

be thrown on to the rubbish heap of history

tip rubbish out of a cart

don't talk such chauvinist rubbish .

a large flip-top rubbish bin.

people might say I was a rubbish manager.

The main source of Dioxin pollution is rubbish cineration.

The rubbish must be carried away.

The rubbish must be cleared away.

The rubbish was emptied onto the ground.

There is a pile of rubbish in the corner of the street.

The book was rubbished by them.

to sweep away the sand and rubbish which bestrewed the floor.

Real-world Examples

Could you take out the rubbish, fold the clothes and do the dishes?

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade Eight (Second Semester)

No, none of your slush puppy rubbish.

Source: Gourmet Base

And you were too rubbish at the challenges.

Source: Gourmet Base

People put their rubbish outside in the streets.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

They're going to be slaughtered. They're complete rubbish without us.'

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

They pick up rubbish. They plant trees every year.

Source: Shanghai Education Edition Oxford Primary English (Starting from Grade 3) Sixth Grade Upper Volume

You ought to put your rubbish in the bin.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Whose turn is it to put the rubbish out?

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Can you take out the rubbish?

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Mary, is that all the rubbish?

Source: Mary and Max Original Soundtrack

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