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dump

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dump
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he / she / it dumps
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past simple dumped
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past participle dumped
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-ing form dumping
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    get rid of丢弃

  1.  
    dump something to get rid of something you do not want, especially in a place that is not suitable（尤指在不合适的地方）丢弃，扔掉，倾倒
    • Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea.太多的有毒废料在向大海里倾倒。🔊🔊
    • The dead body was just dumped by the roadside.这具死尸就扔在路边。🔊🔊
    • Any vessel dumping at sea without a licence will be prosecuted.任何船只未经许可在海上倾倒会被起诉。
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    Topics The environmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • illegally
    • legally
    • unceremoniously
    • …
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  2. dump somebody/something (on somebody) (informal) to get rid of somebody/something or leave them for somebody else to deal with丢下；抛弃；推卸
    • He's got no right to keep dumping his problems on me.他没有权利总是把他的问题推到我身上。🔊🔊
  3. dump something (business商业) to get rid of goods by selling them at a very low price, often in another country（常向国外）倾销，抛售

    4. put down放下

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    dump something/somebody (informal) to put something/somebody down in a careless or untidy way随便堆放；乱放
    • Just dump your stuff over there—we'll sort it out later.就把你的东西堆在那儿吧，我们以后再整理。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He dumped the boxes down in the kitchen.他把盒子扔在厨房里。
    • They carried him down to the beach and dumped him unceremoniously in the freezing water.他们把他抬到海滩，然后随随便便地就扔进了冰冷的海水里。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • illegally
    • legally
    • unceremoniously
    • …
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    5.

    end relationship断绝关系

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    dump somebody (informal) to end a romantic relationship with somebody与（某人）结束恋爱关系
    • Did you hear he's dumped his girlfriend?他已把女朋友给甩了，你听说了吗？🔊🔊
    Topics Family and relationshipsc1

    6. computing计算机技术

  6. dump something to copy information and move it somewhere to store it转储，转存（信息）
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse; related to Danish dumpe and Norwegian dumpa ‘fall suddenly’ (the original sense in English); in later use partly imitative; compare with thump.
Idioms
drop/dump something in somebody’s lap
  1. (informal) to make something the responsibility of another person把（某事）推给他人负责
    • They dropped the problem firmly back in my lap.他们把问题断然给我推了回来。🔊🔊

dump

noun
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    for waste垃圾

  1. a place where waste or rubbish is taken and left垃圾场；废物堆
    • (British English) a rubbish dump垃圾场
    • (North American English) a garbage dump垃圾场
    • the municipal dump市政垃圾场
    • a toxic/nuclear waste dump有毒／核废料堆
    Extra Examples
    • Radioactive waste has been found at the dump.在垃圾堆里发现了放射性废物。
    • They took the mattress to the dump.他们把床垫扔到了垃圾堆。
    • a new dump for nuclear waste核废物的新倾倒场
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • garbage
    • refuse
    • rubbish
    • …
    dump + noun
    • site
    • truck
    preposition
    • at a/​the dump
    • to a/​the dump
    • dump for
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  2. (also mine dump)
     (South African English) a hill that is formed when waste sand from the mining of gold is piled in one place over a period of time废渣堆；尾矿堆

    3. dirty place脏地方

  3. (informal, disapproving) a dirty or unpleasant place脏地方；邋遢场所；令人讨厌的地方
    • How can you live in this dump?你怎么会住在这种肮脏地方？🔊🔊
    4.

    for weapons武器

  4. a temporary store for military supplies军需品临时存放处
    • an ammunition dump弹药临时堆积处
    5.

    computing计算机技术

  5. an act of copying data stored in a computer; a copy or list of the contents of this data转储；转存；转储数据 see also screen dump

    6. waste from body粪便

  6. [countable] (slang) an act of passing waste matter from the body through the bowels拉屎
    • to have a dump拉屎
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse; related to Danish dumpe and Norwegian dumpa ‘fall suddenly’ (the original sense in English); in later use partly imitative; compare with thump.