dumps
[dʌmps]
- n. 废物，垃圾场（dump的复数）；忧郁
- v. 倾倒（dump的单三形式）
考试真题
- Andrea Flack of the Max Planck Institute found that birds following traditional migration routes were more likely to die than German storks that flew only as far as northern Morocco, and spent the winter there on rubbish dumps.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- In the short-term, the birds seem to benefit from overwintering on rubbish dumps.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- While many birds travelled along well-known routes to warmer climates, others stopped short and spent the winter on landfills, feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of insects that thrive on the dumps.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Writing in the journal, the scientists describe how the storks from Germany were clearly affected by the presence of waste sites, with four out of six birds that survived for at least five months overwintering on rubbish dumps in northern Morocco, instead
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
双语例句
- 1. She's feeling a bit down in the dumps and needs cheering up.
- 她情绪有点低落，需要振奋起来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. It's no use letting yourself fall into the dumps.
- 你听任自己的情绪低沉下去一点用也没有.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He was down in the dumps after losing his job.
- 他失业后,精神非常颓丧.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. He can't cope and dumps his two teenage boys on them to be looked after.
- 他应付不过来，只能将他那两个十来岁的儿子交给他们代为照看。
来自柯林斯例句