trash can — A container for holding garbage or waste materials
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A container for holding garbage or waste materials
Pronunciation (IPA): /træʃ kæn/
Korean meaning: 쓰레기통, 폐기물을 담는 용기
Korean pronunciation: **트래**시 **캔**
Example Sentences
- My roommate never takes out the trash can, so our kitchen smells like a zombie apocalypse.
- The raccoon knocked over our trash can and had a midnight feast in our backyard.
- I accidentally threw my keys in the trash can and had to dig through banana peels to find them.
trash can
NOUN//træʃ kæn//
A container for holding garbage or waste materials
A container for holding garbage or waste materials
The dash man's cash plan ends up like a trash can!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Trash는 15세기 스칸디나비아어에서 유래된 '나뭇가지, 쓸모없는 것'을 의미하며, can은 고대 영어 canna '용기'에서 나왔습니다. 두 단어가 결합되어 '쓸모없는 것을 담는 용기'라는 의미가 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My roommate never takes out the trash can, so our kitchen smells like a zombie apocalypse.”
“The raccoon knocked over our trash can and had a midnight feast in our backyard.”
“I accidentally threw my keys in the trash can and had to dig through banana peels to find them.”
“The office trash can is strategically placed next to the meeting room for obvious reasons.”
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