Trash Bags: Meaning and Usage Examples

Meaning 1：trash bags (Trash bags)

Trash bags 🔊

/træʃ bæɡz/

n. pl.

Plastic bags used to hold rubbish or garbage before it is thrown away.

trash bags 🔊

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/træʃ bæɡz/

n. pl.

Plastic bags used to hold rubbish or garbage before disposal.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combination of 'trash' (from Old French 'trascher') and 'bags' (from Old Norse 'baggi').

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a bag full of trash – it's a trash bag.

📖 Example

Mom asked me to take out the kitchen trash because the trash bag was completely full. 🔊 Mom asked me to take out the kitchen trash because the trash bag was completely full.

🔗 Collocations

take out the trash bags – take out the trash bags

kitchen trash bags – kitchen trash bags

heavy-duty trash bags – heavy-duty trash bags

🔄 Synonyms

garbage bags (n. pl.) – Plastic bags for holding waste, commonly used in North America.

rubbish bags (n. pl.) – Plastic bags for holding waste, commonly used in British English.

bin liners (n. pl.) – Plastic bags designed to line trash cans.

🚫 Antonyms

reusable bags (n. pl.) – Bags designed to be used multiple times, reducing waste.

🌱 Derivatives

trash bag (n.) – A single plastic bag used for holding trash.

📖 Cultural Story

Modern plastic trash bags were invented in 1950 by Harry Wasylyk and Larry Hansen in Canada, revolutionizing household waste disposal.