landfill
UK/'lændfil/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A site where waste is disposed of by burying it under the ground
垃圾填埋场
v.
To dispose of waste by burying it
（用填埋方式）处理垃圾
Root Breakdown
Native Englishland + fill = filling in land (a hole or low ground) with buried waste.
Root land still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.landfill site垃圾填埋场地
- 2.municipal landfill市政垃圾填埋场
- 3.sent to landfill送去填埋
Example Sentences
- 1.
Most of the city's rubbish ends up in this landfill.
- 2.
Recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill.