Dumpster diving
noun [ U ] US (also dumpster diving) uk/ˈdʌmp.stə ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/ us/ˈdʌmp.stɚ ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/ (UK skip diving)
翻垃圾箱
the activity of searching through dumpsters or other large containers holding waste, in order to find food that can still be eaten or objects that can still be used
As a child, he went Dumpster diving, collecting old electronics from the garbage and restoring them. 小时候，他去翻垃圾箱，从垃圾中收集旧电子产品，然后把它们修好。
Many identity thieves get their information by simple Dumpster diving. 许多身份窃贼简单地通过翻垃圾箱来获取信息。
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- Dumpster diving is legal because trash that's thrown in a trash bin or placed curbside becomes public property.
- People used to be embarrassed to be seen in a thrift or secondhand store, once considered the retail equivalent of dumpster diving.
- In New York freeganism has extended far beyond dumpster diving.