(1) 1)垃圾(waste material from a house，etc)[U](尤AmE)：put the～in the kitchen/the streets把垃圾放到厨房/街上;put the～down the incinerator把垃圾倒入焚化炉里;～collection/disposal垃圾的集中/处理;a～chute/truck/can垃圾滑道/车/池;〖同〗refuse，rubbish，waste; 2)垃圾站，存放或处理垃圾的地方(place for disposing garbage)[U]：throw any left-over food in the～把剩菜饭倒入垃圾箱里;

(2)废话，毫无价值的愚蠢想法(stupid and worthless ideas，words;rubbish)[U](fig)(infml)：talk a load/a lot of～on the subject在这个问题上说许多废话;It's just～.这完全是废话。rhetorical～华而不实的废话;

【说明】在美国用garbage的地方英国人常用rubbish。