waste-paper basket

基本解釋

After reading the letter, he threw it in the waste-paper basket.
他看了信之後，把它扔進(jìn)了廢紙簍。
Please keep the public places clean , put the paper and other waste on the waste-basket, keep your order when crowded, and do not relieve yourself anywhere.
請(qǐng)注意公共場(chǎng)所的衛(wèi)生，自覺把紙及其它的廢物放在紙簍裡，人員擁擠時(shí)要注意秩序，不要隨地大小便。
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But he has been thrown into the parchment waste-paper basket of history.
但他已經(jīng)被丟進(jìn)了歷史的廢紙簍。

A wastepaper basket is a container for rubbish, especially paper, that is usually placed on the floor in the corner of a room or next to a desk.