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dustheap

/duhst-heep/US // ˈdʌstˌhip //

尘土飞扬,尘埃落定,尘埃堆,尘埃飞扬

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a heap or pile of rubbish, refuse, or the like.
    • : oblivion; obscurity; disregard; disuse: He was consigned to the dustheap after many years of public service.

Examples

  • As they fell, they were relegated to the nearest dustheap, and their places remained vacant.

  • Perhaps even then you will agree with us and admire many a seedling that the hidebound fancier would consign to the dustheap.

  • So they threw it on a dustheap where the dead Swallow was also lying.

  • Amongst other things we spoke of the affairs of "The Dustheap," a little Club of which we were both members.

  • Finally the gazelle dies of sorrow, and Sultan Darai dreams that he is scratching on his old dustheap.