bin

Word family

Related topics: Cleaning

ldoce_025_gbin1 /bɪn/ S2 noun [countableC] → been

British EnglishBrEDHC a container for putting waste in 垃圾箱，垃圾桶 → trash can, waste paper basket

Throw it in the bin.

把它扔到垃圾箱里去。

→ dustbin , litter bin →5 See picture of pedal bin BrE【英】脚踏式垃圾桶, recycling bin/box 废物回收箱, wastepaper basket BrE【英】/wastebasket AmE【美】废纸篓 ... →4 See picture of 见图 bin

2. BBTTIFa large container for storing things, such as goods in a shop or substances in a factory 〔商店或工厂里的〕大贮藏箱

n COLLOCATIONS

types of bin

a rubbish/waste bin

The rubbish bin is full.

a litter bin (=a bin in a public place)

Please put all your rubbish in the litter bin.

a wastepaper bin (=for paper you throw away)

I threw the letter straight in the wastepaper bin.

a pedal bin (=that you open by pressing a lever with your foot)

There is a pedal bin in the bathroom.

a wheelie bin (=a big bin on wheels kept outside a house)

They come to empty the wheelie bins on Friday.

a recycling bin (=for rubbish that you can recycle)

Those plastic cartons can go in the recycling bin.

verbs

put/throw something in the bin (also chuck something in the bin informal)

Shall I put this old bread in the bin?

bin + NOUN

a bin bag/liner (=that you use inside a bin to keep it clean)

We need some more bin liners for the kitchen bin.

the bin men (=the people who take your rubbish away)

Which day do the bin men come?

Examples from the Corpus

bin• She had been left covered by a black bin bag.• Some designs have no control group comparison at all; these are referred to as quasi-experimental bins.• Several cities set up drop-off bins.• The vast majority of people in Thurrock took my advice and put the silly leaflet in the bin.• Instead of routinely tossing frequent-flier program newsletters into the trash bin, peruse them for upcoming bargains.• But then, with an exclamation of self-mockery, she went into the galley and brushed the hairs into the waste bin.• A large wooden bin with slatted sides and a removable front is easy to make from timber.