waste bin
noun [ C ] UK (also wastebin, waste-bin) uk/ˈweɪst ˌbɪn/ us/ˈweɪst ˌbɪn/
垃圾箱，垃圾桶
a container that is used for putting rubbish in
He threw the draft into a waste bin and set upon writing a new novel. 他把草稿扔进了垃圾桶，开始写新的小说。
She put the remains of the fish in a public wastebin a few yards down the road. 她把鱼的残骸放在沿路下去几码远的一个公共垃圾桶里。
She sat with the magazine in her hands, and then dropped it into the waste-bin. 她坐在那里，手里拿着杂志，然后把它扔进了垃圾桶。
See also: wastebasketwastepaper basket
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- Make sure that all waste bins and recycling bins are clearly marked to avoid misuse.
- Berlin has introduced five talking waste bins that say "thank you" in three different languages.
- The children were never properly fed and were often found foraging for food in waste bins.
- The drink came in a container not much smaller than an industrial wastebin.
- Along came the photocopier, and carbon paper was suddenly an inky crumpled ball in the wastebin of history.