garbage
/ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ; `ɡɑrbɪdʒ/ n
1 [U] (esp US)
(a) waste material, esp domestic refuse 废物; （尤指家庭的）垃圾
[attrib 作定语]
garbage collection/disposal 垃圾收集[处理]
a garbage truck 垃圾车.
(b) place or receptacle for disposing of this 垃圾场; 垃圾箱
Throw any left-over food in the garbage. 把剩下的食物倒进垃圾箱里.
2 [U] (fig infml 比喻, 口) nonsense; rubbish 废话; 无聊的话
You do talk a load of garbage! 你的废话太多了!
3 [U] (fig computing 比喻, 计) meaningless or irrelevant data 无意义的或无关联的资料或数据.
4 (idm 习语) garbage `in, garbage `out (infml 口) (in computing) if you input wrong data, the output will also be wrong （计算机运算中）错进, 错出（若输入错误数据, 则输出亦为错误数据）.