单词 | dumpster diver |
释义 | dumpster diver, n. U.S. Brit. |ˈdʌm(p)stə ˌdʌɪvə|, U.S. |ˈdəm(p)stər ˌdaɪvər| Forms: also with capital initial. [‹ dumpster n. + diver n. Compare slightly earlier dumpster diving n., and also dumpster-dive v.] A person who engages in dumpster diving.
1985Computer Decisions 7 May 80/3 So-called ‘dumpster divers’ have sometimes gleaned valuable information—carefully protected on disk—from discarded papers. 1993Seattle Times 18 July a14/1 So begins another lucrative swim in the trash for Kaiser, uncrowned king of Dumpster divers in the Silicon Valley. 2000M. Maranian Pad 125 With his remarks about an old window or door he picked up from a curb on citywide trash day, he reveals he's a bit of a dumpster diver. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:dumpster diver英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语