RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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worthless ['wɝθləs] 词频3
adj. 无价值的，不值钱的;卑微的;不足取的，不足道的;不足轻重;
💡 worth价值 + less 无...的→ 无价值的，无用的
"She had been hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace."
她受骗买了条一文不值的项链。
近义：idle, insignificant, lowly, needless, pointless, profitless 反义：helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved
rubbish ['rʌbɪʃ] 词频4
n. 垃圾;无意义的东西;废话;劣质的东西; vt. <英澳·非正>把…说得一钱不值，贬损…;轻视，蔑视;消灭，销毁;
💡 擦(rub)掉的鼻(bi)死(sh)是 垃圾 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：乳（ru）牛吃了两半梨子（bb）后，用火柴（i）烧死了蛇（s）然后把它当成垃圾扔进河里
"They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps."
他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活.
近义：litter, pigswill, riddlings, sievings, siftings, spoilage
matter ['mætɚ] 词频1
n. 事件;（讨论、考虑等的）问题;重要性;物质; vi. 要紧，重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
现在我们来谈问题的症结。
近义：import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue
lying [['laiiŋ]] 词频1
n. 说谎\\na. 横躺的, 说谎的
近义：unsoundness, falsehood, liar, mendacious, backdoor, sham 反义：honest, aboveboard, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open
south [saʊð] 词频1
n. 南方;南部;美国南方各州;（南半球的）发展中国家; adj. 南的;（风）来自南方的;南风的;南方吹来的; adv. 向南方，在南方;
"the animals and birds of South America"
南美的鸟兽
近义：meridian, meridional, southerly, southern, southbound, southward 反义：northerly, northern
arts [[ɑ:ts]]
n. 文科

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"REFORM, v. A thing that mostly satisfies reformers opposed to reformation."
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