dumping

1. V-T If you dump something somewhere, you put it or unload it there quickly and carelessly. 扔下; 倾倒[非正式]

We dumped our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried toward the market. 我们把包扔在附近的格兰德旅馆，急匆匆地向市场赶去。

2. V-T If something is dumped somewhere, it is put or left there because it is no longer wanted or needed. 丢弃[非正式]

The getaway car was dumped near the motorway. 那辆逃亡的小汽车被丢弃在高速公路附近。

3. dumpingN-UNCOUNT 倾倒; 丢弃

German law forbids the dumping of hazardous waste on German soil. 德国法律禁止在德国国土上倒弃危险废弃物。

4. V-T To dump something such as an idea, policy, or practice means to stop supporting or using it. 抛弃 (念头、政策或惯例)[非正式]

The party dumped the policy of nationalization in favour of the free market. 该党抛弃了国有化政策，转而支持自由市场政策。

5. V-T If a firm or company dumps goods, it sells large quantities of them at prices far below their real value, usually in another country, in order to gain a bigger market share or to keep prices high in the home market. 倾销[商业]

It produces more than it needs, then dumps its surplus onto the world market. 它出产过剩，于是就将过剩的产品倾销到全球市场。

6. V-T If you dump someone, you end your relationship with them. 抛弃 (某人)[非正式]

My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl. 想到他将抛弃我去追求另一个女孩，我的心沉了。

7. V-T To dump computer data or memory means to copy it from one storage system onto another, such as from disk to magnetic tape. 转储[计算机]

All the data is then dumped into the main computer. 所有的资料接着被转储到主计算机中。

8. N-COUNT A dump is a place where rubbish and waste material are left, for example, on open ground outside a town. 垃圾场

...companies that bring their waste straight to the dump. …将废弃物直接运到垃圾场的公司。

9. N-COUNT If you say that a place is a dump, you think it is ugly and unpleasant to live in or visit. 肮脏不堪的地方[非正式]

"What a dump!" Christabel said, standing in the doorway of the youth hostel. 克丽丝特布尓站在青年旅舍的门口说道：“真是个肮脏的地方！”

10. N-COUNT A dump is a list of the data that is stored in a computer's memory at a particular time. Dumps are often used by computer programmers to find out what is causing a problem with a program. (常用来发现程序问题) 数据转储[计算机]

...print it out and it'll do a screen dump of what's there. 把它打印出来，它会将所在的信息进行屏幕转储。

11. N an act of defecation 排便[美国英语] [slang]