dump
/dʌmp; dʌmp/ v[Tn, Tn.pr]
1 put (sth unwanted) in a place and leave as rubbish 丢弃(不需要的某物); 倾倒(垃圾)
Some people just dump their rubbish in the river. 有些人径直往河里倒垃圾.
Sealed containers of nuclear waste have been dumped in the sea. 盛有核废料的密封容器被丢在海里.
2 put (sth) down carelessly, heavily or in a mass 将(某物)粗心地或猛力地放下或放成一堆
dump a load of gravel, a pile of newspapers, a bundle of dirty clothes 倾倒一车碎石、 扔下一堆报纸、 放下一包脏衣服
Just dump everything over there I'll sort it out later. 先把东西都堆在那边--我等会儿再整理.
3 (infml often derog 口, 常作贬义) leave or abandon (sb) 丢下或抛弃(某人)
She dumped the kids at her mother's and went to the theatre. 她把孩子放在娘家就看戏去了.
He's dumped his wife and gone off with one of his students. 他丢下妻子, 跟自己的一个学生跑了.
4 (derog commerce 贬, 商) sell abroad at a very low price (goods that are not wanted in the home market) 向国外廉价倾销(国内市场不需要的货物).
5 (computing 计) transfer (data, etc) from one part of a system to another or from one storage system to another 转储(数据等).
6 (idm 习语) drop/dump sth in sb's lap => lap1. dump, n
1 place where rubbish may be unloaded and left; rubbish-heap 垃圾场; 垃圾堆. Cf 参看 tip2 n.
2 temporary store of military supplies 军需品的临时存放处
an ammu`nition dump 军火临时存放处.
3 (infml derog 口, 贬) dirty or unattractive place 肮脏的或讨厌的地方
How can you live in this dump? 你怎麽住在这个破地方?