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词汇 dumpster-diving
释义 Dumpster diving
noun[ U ]
US(alsodumpster diving)uk /ˈdʌmp.stə ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/ us /ˈdʌmp.stɚ ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/(UKskip diving)
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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:
go Dumpster divingAs 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。
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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activated sludge
anti-litter
anti-littering
debris
dejunk
garbage disposal
gubbins
high-level waste
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litter
muck
rubbish
sewerage
shavings
skip diving
slag
spoil
tat
white elephant
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