◙ noun 1. a site for depositing rubbish • 垃圾场 [usu. with modifier] a place where a particular kind of waste, especially dangerous waste, is left • (尤指有害物的)废料场 »a nuclear waste dump. 核废料场。 a heap of rubbish left at a dump • 垃圾堆 (也作 mine dump)[S. African] a hill of solidified crushed quartz, built up from the residue of gold-mining operations • [南非] (淘金残余物堆积成的)矿山废石堆 [informal] an unpleasant or dreary place • [非正式] 脏地方,乱七八糟的地方,令人讨厌的地方 »she says the town has become a dump. 她说这个城市已变成了垃圾堆。 (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)an act of defecation • [非正式,主北美] 拉屎 2. [Computing] a copying of stored data to a different location, performed typically as a protection against loss • [计算机] 转储,转存 a printout or list of the contents of a computer's memory, occurring typically after a system failure • (尤指系统发生故障后内存的)打印输出,卸出 ◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way • 堆放,扔掉,倾倒(垃圾或废料等) »trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here. 卡车在这里倾倒了1,900吨废物。 put down or abandon (something) hurriedly in order to make an escape • (为逃跑而)丢弃,扔掉 »the couple dumped the car and fled. 这一对男女弃车而逃。 put (something) down firmly or heavily and carelessly • 猛地放下,沉重地扔下 »she dumped her knapsack on the floor. 她将背包重重地往地板上一扔。 [informal] abandon or desert (someone) • [非正式] 抛弃,遗弃,离开(某人) »his girlfriend dumped him for being fat. 他的女朋友因为他太胖而抛弃了他。 send (goods unsaleable in the home market) to a foreign market for sale at a low price • (在国外)倾销 »these countries have been dumping cheap fertilizers on the UK market. 这些国家一直在英国市场上倾销廉价化肥。 [informal] sell off (assets) rapidly • [非正式] 抛售,甩卖(资产) »investors dumped shares in scores of other consumer-goods firms. 投资商们在许多消费品公司抛售股份。 2. [Computing] copy (stored data) to a different location, especially so as to protect against loss • [计算机] 转储 print out or list the contents of (a store), especially after a system failure • (尤指系统发生故障后)打印输出,卸出(数据)
【语源】
1. Middle English: perhaps from Old Norse; related to Danish dumpe and Norwegian dumpa 'fall suddenly' (the original sense in English); in later use partly imitative; compare with thump
【PHR V】
◘ dump on 1. (informal, N. Amer.)criticize or abuse (someone); treat badly • [非正式,北美] 诘难,辱骂;亏待,虐待 »you get dumped on just because of your name. 你受此欺辱仅仅是因为你的名字。