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单词 dumpster fire
释义
dumpster fire
noun[C]
US(alsoDumpster fire)
uk
/ˈdʌmp.stərˌfaɪər/us
/ˈdʌmp.stɚ ˌfaɪr/
afirein aDumpster(= alargemetalcontainerforwaste):
Dumpsterfireshavebecomesocommonplacethatcityfirefightersstoppedrespondingto them.垃圾箱着火已经司空见惯，城市消防员不再对此作出反应。
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  • Usually, thesetypesof arsonists setsmallbrushfiresordumpsterfires.
  • Trash ingarbagecansorscatteredin thestreetwas setablazeshortlyaftersundown, withfirefightersrespondingto more than a half-dozenDumpsterfires.
  • Theprojectwas adumpsterfirefromstarttofinish.
  • Considering hisinvolvement, it'ssurprisingthemovieisn't an unwatchabledumpsterfire.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fire & flame
  • beacon
  • blaze
  • bonfire
  • brand
  • bushfire
  • campfire
  • conflagration
  • fire
  • fireball
  • firepit
  • firestorm
  • flame
  • flare
  • inferno
  • open fire
  • open fireplace
  • pilot
  • post-fire
  • spark
  • wildfire
something thatcausesa lot ofharmor that isdealtwith or done verybadly:
Thebillwas adumpsterfirefromstarttofinishand had nochanceofpassing.
Synonyms
car crash
train wreck
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accidents and disasters
  • accident
  • accidental
  • accidentally
  • accidentally on purposeidiom
  • an accident waiting to happenidiom
  • calamity
  • cataclysm
  • cataclysmic
  • cataclysmically
  • catastrophe
  • disaster area
  • disastrous
  • disastrously
  • emergency
  • forest fire
  • natural disaster
  • non-emergency
  • perfect storm
  • post-accident
  • snafu
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(Definition ofdumpster firefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
dumpster fire
noun[C]
US
uk
/ˈdʌmp.stərˌfaɪər/us
/ˈdʌmp.stɚ ˌfaɪr/
afirein aDumpster(= alargemetalcontainerforbuildingorgardenwaste)
垃圾箱之火
Dumpsterfireshavebecomesocommonplacethatcityfirefightersstoppedrespondingto them.垃圾箱着火已经司空见惯，城市消防员不再对此作出反应。
something thatcausesa lot ofharmor that isdealtwith verybadly
“垃圾箱之火”（比喻彻底失控的糟糕局势）
Thepoliticianfailedbecause hisbillwas adumpsterfire.那名政客失败了，因为他的法案如垃圾桶之火般彻底失控。

Examplesofdumpster fire

dumpster fire
Once on the scene, officers saw thedumpsterfirehad spread to the dock area of an adjacent building as well as a semi-trailer.
FromChicago Tribune
For many, 2016 was a billowingdumpsterfiredoused repeatedly with gasoline.
FromLos Angeles Times
Of course, "dumpsterfire" held meaning before it became.
FromWIRED
No matter where your allegiances lie, 2016 has been the emotional equivalent of adumpsterfire.
FromNPR
They aren't just your garden-firedumpsterfire.
FromNew York Daily News
Without publishers kindling controversy dumpster fires, the games had an opportunity to speak for themselves, just as it should be.
FromThe Verge
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