transcription, транскрипция: [ rʌbɪʃ ]
( rubbishes, rubbishing, rubbished)
1.
Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins and bottles, and waste food. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use garbage , trash )
...unwanted household rubbish...
= refuse
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is rubbish . ( BRIT INFORMAL )
He described her book as absolute rubbish.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
If you think that an idea or a statement is foolish or wrong, you can say that it is rubbish . ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )
He’s talking rubbish...
These reports are total and utter rubbish.
= nonsense
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you think that someone is not very good at something, you can say that they are rubbish at it. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
He was rubbish at his job...
I tried playing golf, but I was rubbish.
≠ great
ADJ : v-link ADJ , usu ADJ at n
5.
If you rubbish a person, their ideas or their work, you say they are of little value. ( BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use trash )
Five whole pages of script were devoted to rubbishing her political opponents...
VERB : V n