rubbish

ごみ

いらなくなったり不要になったりして捨てる物。

やさしい英語で： Things you no longer want or need and throw away.

• Put the rubbish in the bin.
• They collect our rubbish on Mondays.
• We picked up rubbish along the beach.

類義語： trash, garbage, waste

よく使う表現： rubbish bin, rubbish collection, throw away rubbish, household rubbish

たわごと、でたらめ

ばかげていたり、間違っていたり、信じられなかったりする考えや発言。

やさしい英語で： Ideas or statements that are silly, wrong, or impossible to believe.

• That story is rubbish.
• He talks rubbish about things he does not understand.
• The claim that cats cannot learn is complete rubbish.

類義語： nonsense

よく使う表現： talk rubbish, complete rubbish, a load of rubbish

がらくた、粗悪品

作りが悪い物や、ほとんど価値のない物。

やさしい英語で： Things that are badly made or have very little value.

• This shop sells rubbish.
• The toys I bought were cheap rubbish.
• Why waste money on that rubbish?

類義語： junk, trash

よく使う表現： cheap rubbish, sell rubbish, a load of rubbish

ひどい、だめな

品質や能力、体験などがとても悪い。

やさしい英語で： Very bad in quality, ability, or experience.

• The film was rubbish.
• I am rubbish at tennis.
• We had a rubbish day because everything went wrong.

使い方： rubbish at something (He is rubbish at remembering names.)

類義語： awful, terrible, bad

反対語： great, excellent

よく使う表現： a rubbish day, rubbish at something, rubbish service

ばかな、でたらめだ

話がばかげている、またはうそだと強く言うときの言葉。

やさしい英語で： Used to say strongly that you think something is silly or untrue.

• Rubbish! That never happened.
• “You cheated.” “Rubbish! I followed every rule.”
• “Nobody likes your cooking.” “Rubbish! Everyone asked for more.”

類義語： nonsense, balderdash

よく使う表現： absolute rubbish, utter rubbish, total rubbish

こき下ろす、けなす

考えや計画、作品などを、悪いものやばかげたものだと言ってけなす。

やさしい英語で： To say that an idea, plan, or piece of work is bad or stupid.

• Please do not rubbish my idea.
• The minister rubbished the report yesterday.
• Critics have rubbished her latest film.

類義語： dismiss, criticize

よく使う表現： rubbish an idea, rubbish a proposal, rubbish someone’s work