| 词汇 | dumping-ground |
| 释义 | dumping ground noun[ Cusually singular ] disapprovinguk /ˈdʌm.pɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/ us /ˈdʌm.pɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/ a place where something that is not wanted is left: 垃圾场，垃圾堆 dumping ground forMost people do not want this country to become a dumping ground for toxic waste.大多数人都不想让这个国家变成一个倾倒有毒废物的垃圾场。 The property became a dumping ground for piles of debris. Why should our region become a national nuclear dumping ground? a place to put someone who does not have a home or anyone to care for them, or who is considered difficult to deal with: dumping ground forThe prison has been a dumping ground for disruptive prisoners for years. There were concerns that these care centres for the elderly could become a dumping ground. There were signs that the site could have been used as a dumping ground, including high levels of toxic metals in the soil. The shelter had become a dumping ground for foster children with no permanent home. The department is seen as the dumping ground for problem employees. Removing and getting rid of things abandonment banish be scattered to the four windsidiom bin cast someone/something aside/away/off dumping eradication eradication of something erase erasure evacuate evacuate someone from something shed shedding shoo shrug shrug something off sling toss turf You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Environmental issues Excluding Homelessness dumping ground | Business Englishdumping ground noun[ C,usually singular ] ukus ENVIRONMENT a place where waste is thrown away, usually in a way that is illegal or not suitable: The river became a dumping ground for sewage. We can't treat our oceans like a dumping ground. a place or an opportunity for someone to get rid of things that are not wanted: We don't want California to become a dumping ground for cheap imports. Examples of dumping grounddumping ground First and perhaps foremost, the whole notion of sustainability is advanced to the degree a potential dumpingground is declared off-limits. Let us first and foremost prevent this country from being any longer made a dumpingground for sweated products from all over the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Historically the marine environment has been used as the ultimate dumpingground for much of our industrial waste. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Wales should not be regarded as a dumpingground for other people's waste. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 London hitherto has been the dumpingground of all the dirty milk in the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 America has been a dumpingground for drugs for a number of years and comparatively its problem is a lot worse than ours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Waste land has become a dumpingground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 According to the local lore, before the pit was turned into a dumpingground, it was first lined with clay. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The gas works was given a special permission to continue to take its waste to the dumpingground, provided that it first neutralized the sulphuric acid waste with calcium oxide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It further gives distance to the next closest dumpingground check post. Empty houses are used as rubbish tips, or as a convenient dumpingground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not become the dumpingground for the world's freeloaders and bogus asylum seekers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we must be very careful indeed to refuse to become a dumpingground for other people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The national list becomes a dumpingground for those who are owed a favour and it ensures discipline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that a high proportion of inmates have suffered mental disorder and that prison should not be a dumpingground for the mentally ill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of dumping ground These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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