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bin

noun
 
🔊/bɪn/
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  1.  
     (especially British English) a container that you put waste in垃圾箱
    • a rubbish bin垃圾箱
    • Grey bins will be emptied weekly.灰色垃圾箱每周将被清空。
    • Many councils now have fortnightly bin collections.现在，许多议会每两周收集一次垃圾箱。
    see also dustbin, green bin, litter bin, waste bin, wheelie bin
    Extra Examples
    • Put the bottles in the recycling bin.把瓶子扔进回收箱里。
    • She threw the letter in the waste-paper bin.她把信扔进了废纸篓。
    Topics Houses and homesa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • litter
    • rubbish
    • waste
    • …
    verb + bin
    • put something in
    • chuck something in/​into
    • throw something in/​into
    • …
    bin + noun
    • bag
    • liner
    • man
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the bin
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  2. a large container, usually with a lid (= cover), for storing things in（有盖）大容器，箱，柜
    • a bread bin面包箱
    • All their toys are kept in plastic storage bins under the bed.他们所有的玩具都放在床底下的塑料储物箱中。
    see also compost bin
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • litter
    • rubbish
    • waste
    • …
    verb + bin
    • put something in
    • chuck something in/​into
    • throw something in/​into
    • …
    bin + noun
    • bag
    • liner
    • man
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the bin
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginOld English bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh ben ‘cart’. The original meaning was ‘container’ in a general sense; also specifically ‘a container for animal food in a stable’ and ‘container for grain, bread, or other foodstuffs’. The sense ‘container for rubbish’ dates from the mid 19th cent.

bin

verb
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(British English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bin
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he / she / it bins
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past simple binned
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past participle binned
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-ing form binning
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  1. bin something to throw something away扔掉；丢弃
    • Do you need to keep these letters or shall we bin them?你需要保存这些信件吗，还是干脆把它们扔掉？🔊🔊
    • Sorry—I’ve already binned it.抱歉，我已经将其分类。
    Word OriginOld English bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh ben ‘cart’. The original meaning was ‘container’ in a general sense; also specifically ‘a container for animal food in a stable’ and ‘container for grain, bread, or other foodstuffs’. The sense ‘container for rubbish’ dates from the mid 19th cent.