trash

Compared meaning: waste material that is thrown away (noun).

比较义项：被丢弃的废弃物、垃圾（名词）。

• rubbish

  British English word for waste material; the everyday term in the UK, typically paired with “bin”; rarely used in American speech, where trash or garbage is preferred.

  英式英语中表示废弃物的日常用词，常与“垃圾桶（bin）”搭配，在英国十分常用；美式英语中很少使用，美国人更常用 trash 或 garbage。

  In London, the council empties the rubbish bins every Tuesday morning.

  在伦敦，市议会每周二早上清空垃圾桶。

• trash 本词

  American English word for waste material; the everyday term in the US, typically paired with “trash can”; rarely used in British speech, where rubbish is preferred.

  美式英语中表示废弃物的日常用词，常与“垃圾桶（trash can）”搭配，在美国十分常用；英式英语中较少使用，英国人更常用 rubbish。

  In New York City, garbage trucks pick up the trash from the sidewalk daily.

  在纽约市，垃圾车每天从人行道上收走垃圾。

Rubbish and trash both mean waste material that is thrown away. They differ mainly by region: rubbish is the everyday British word, trash is the everyday American word, and each sounds odd in the other's country. Not compared: rubbish also meaning 'nonsense'.

rubbish 和 trash 都指被丢弃的废弃物，是这个意义上的近义词，但主要以英式与美式英语的地域差异区分：rubbish 是英国日常用词，trash 是美国日常用词，用在对方的语域里会显得不自然。这里不比较 rubbish 的另一义项“胡说”。