dump
翻译
倾倒, 抛弃, 甩掉(恋人), 抛售
例句
He dumped his old clothes in the bin.
他把旧衣服扔进了垃圾箱。
She dumped her boyfriend last week.
她上周把男朋友甩了。
The company was fined for dumping waste.
该公司因倾倒废物被罚款。
语法模式
((sth.)) 〈in/on sth.〉 把(某物)倾倒在(某处) He dumped his old clothes in the bin.
((sb.)) 甩掉(某人) She dumped her boyfriend last week.
近义词
同义词: discard (丢弃), dispose of (处理掉); (关系) jilt (抛弃), break up with (分手)
词源
源自中古英语 'dumpen',意为“重重地落下”,是拟声词。
记忆技巧
想象垃圾车(dumper truck)把垃圾“dump”到垃圾场(dump)的场景,记住“倾倒”和“抛弃”的意思。