late 14c., "thing of little use or value, waste, refuse, dross," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse tros "rubbish, fallen leaves and twigs," Norwegian dialectal trask "lumber, trash, baggage," Swedish trasa "rags, tatters"), of unknown origin. Applied to ill-bred persons or groups from 1604 ("Othello"), and especially of poor whites in the U.S. South by 1831. Applied to domestic refuse or garbage from 1906 (American English). Trash-can attested from 1914. To trash-talk someone or something is by 1989.
"to discard as worthless," 1859, from trash (n.); in the sense of "destroy, vandalize" it is attested from 1970; extended to "criticize severely" in 1975. Related: Trashed; trashing.
双语例句
1. Would they trash the place when the party was over?
聚会结束时他们会把这地方搞得一团糟吗？
来自柯林斯例句
2. Pop music doesn't have to be trash, it can be art.
流行音乐不必非得是垃圾，也可以是艺术。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Mowing lawns and taking out the trash are jobs for the tenant.
