◙ noun, [mass noun] 1. (chiefly N. Amer.)discarded matter;refuse • [主北美] 废物，垃圾 writing, art, or other cultural items of poor quality • 拙劣的文学（或艺术、文化）作品 »if they read at all, they read trash. 如果他们真的读了，那他们读的是糟粕。 a person or people regarded as being of very low social standing • 社会地位很低的人（群） »she would have been considered trash. 她会被视为一文不值。 2. (也作 cane trash)[W. Indian] the leaves, tops, and crushed stems of sugar cane, used as fuel • [西印度] （作燃料的）甘蔗叶，甘蔗渣 ◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)damage or wreck • [非正式，主北美] 捣毁，毁坏 »my apartment's been totally trashed. 我的寓所全毁了。 discard • 丢弃 »they trashed the tapes and sent her back into the studio. 他们扔掉磁带，把她送回录音棚。 [Computing] kill (a file or process) or wipe (a disk) • [计算机] 把（文件，程序）送进回收站删除；清空（磁盘） criticize severely • 严厉批评，抨击 »trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient. 商业联合会指责这项立法不完善。 [as adj. trashed] intoxicated with alcohol or drugs • 喝醉了的，（服用毒品而）亢奋的 »there was pot, there was booze, but nobody really got trashed. 这里有大麻，有酒，但没人真的醉心于此。 2. strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to ripen them faster • 剥（甘蔗）皮以使其更快成熟
【语源】
1. late Middle English: of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded (mid 18th cent.) in sense 2; the other senses have arisen in the 20th cent