junk

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: bezeichnet ausrangiertes oder wertloses Material sowie einen Typ chinesischer Segelschiffe mit charakteristischem Design.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to discarded or worthless material, or to a type of Chinese sailing vessel with a distinctive design.

1. Waste or discarded itemsA2informal

   Old or unwanted objects that have little or no value; rubbish.

   Müll

   • We cleared out all the junk from the attic.
   • His garage is full of old junk he never uses.
   • Don't buy that cheap junk; it will break in a week.

   Synonymeclutterdebrisgarbagelitterrefuserubbishscraptrashwaste

2. Chinese sailing vesselB2formal

   A type of traditional Chinese sailing ship with a high stern and distinctive sails made of bamboo and cloth.

   Chinesisches Segelschiff

   • The museum displayed a model of an ancient Chinese junk.
   • Fishermen still use junks in some coastal regions of Asia.
   • The junk sailed gracefully across the harbor with its large lugsails.

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas als nutzlos oder nicht mehr benötigt wegzuwerfen, zu entsorgen oder loszuwerden.

A verb used to indicate the act of discarding, getting rid of, or throwing something away as worthless or no longer useful.

1. Dispose of or discardB1informal

   To get rid of something because it is no longer useful or wanted.

   Wegwerfen

   • I need to junk this old computer; it doesn't work anymore.
   • They junked the broken furniture during the move.
   • We decided to junk the project after it failed the test.

   Synonymebinchuckdiscarddispose ofdumpget rid ofjettisonscrapthrow awaytrash

   Antonymecherishkeeppreserveretainsavetreasure