waste-paper basket
美 [ˈweɪst peɪpər bæskɪt]英 [ˌweɪst ˈpeɪpə bɑːskɪt]
- n.废纸篓;废纸箱
waste-paper basket-
Mr jones : it had fallen into the waste-paper basket .
琼斯先生：它掉进废纸篓里了。
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But he has been thrown into the parchment waste-paper basket of history .
但他已经被丢进了历史的废纸篓。
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After reading the letter , he threw it in the waste-paper basket .
他看了信之后，把它扔进了字纸篓。
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He tore up the letter angrily and threw it into the waste-paper basket .
他气愤地把信撕掉，扔进字纸篓里。
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Unthinking , he threw his lighted match into the waste-paper basket .
他想也没想就把燃着的火柴扔进了废纸篓里了。
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Asked why she had published so little - her entire canon was only some 400 poems - she replied gently that she had a waste-paper basket .
她发表的所有诗只有差不多400篇，当被问及为何如此之少时，她温和地回答道，这是因为她有一个废纸篓。