英语单词“waste picker”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
waste picker
释义
waste pickernoun[C]uk/?we?st ?p?k.?r/us/?we?st ?p?k.?/(USalsotrash picker)someone wholooksthroughrubbishtofindthings they can use orsell:
Thepictureshowsafemalewastepickerat alandfillsitein Kathmandu.Wastepickersare the “invisibleheroes” of the country'srecyclingindustry.(USusuallytrash picker);(UKusuallylitter picker)adevicelike alongstickwith twopartson the end that can beopenedandpressedtogether using ahandleat thetopof thestick, inordertopickupsmallpiecesofrubbishfrom theground:
Alwayscarrythisusefulfoldablewastepickerwith you whenwalkingthedog.- Weaimtochangethelivesof thewastepickercommunity.
- Wastepickersare theforgottenessentialelementin therecyclingeconomy.
- How often do wethinkabout theubiquitouswastepickerswho not onlycollectthegarbage, but oftensiftthroughheapsofrubbishon thestreets.
- Wastepickersworkby using apullcordtoclamptogether twojawsat the end of astick.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPeople who clean & tidy places & things- chambermaid
- char
- charlady
- charwoman
- chimney sweep
- clean freak
- daily
- dishwasher
- domestic
- home help
- housekeeper
- kitchen porter
- neat freak
- scullion
- squeegee man
- sweep
- sweeper
- trash picker
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Equipment used for cleaningPoles, rods, shafts and sticks(Definition ofwaste pickerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/waste-picker##