landfill
gb/lˈændfˌɪl/ us/lˈændfˌɪl/
B1
Anglų
~ 8900
hulladéklerakó, lerakóba kerülő hulladék, hulladéklerakás, hulladéklerakóban helyez el
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] goes to a landfill
The city is running out of space in its main landfill.
A város fő hulladéklerakója lassan megtelik.
Most of our household waste still goes to a landfill.
A háztartási hulladékunk nagy része még mindig hulladéklerakóba kerül.
They built a new landfill on the edge of town to handle construction debris.
Living near a landfill, residents complained about smells and increased traffic.
The old landfill was covered and turned into a public park.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The truck takes the trash to a landfill.
A teherautó a szemetet a hulladéklerakóba viszi.
This town has only one small landfill.
Ennek a városnak csak egy kis hulladéklerakója van.
Many cities want to close old landfills.
The landfill is far from the city center.
Workers cover the landfill with soil every day.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes think “landfill” always uses an article like a normal count noun. In fact, it can be both countable and uncountable: “The city built a new landfill” (countable) vs. “We send most of our trash to landfill” (uncountable, especially in British English).
Reikšmė
place where waste is buried
Kolokacijos
landfill site
|municipal landfill
|open landfill
|active landfill
|closed landfill
|landfill operator
Sinonimai
dump (A general word for a place where waste is left; less specific and less technical than “landfill” and may suggest a less controlled site.)
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rubbish dump (British English; emphasizes household waste more than industrial waste.)
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garbage dump (Mainly North American; similar to “rubbish dump,” not always implying modern engineered waste management.)
Antonimai
recycling center (A place where waste materials are processed for reuse instead of being buried in the ground.)
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incineration plant (A facility where waste is burned rather than buried.)
Temos
environment
|infrastructure
|daily life
|daily_life
|science
Apibrėžimas
A place where cities put a lot of trash in the ground and cover it with earth.
A specially prepared area of land where large amounts of rubbish or waste are buried and covered with soil.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] ends up in landfill
Huge amounts of plastic packaging still end up in landfill every year.
Évente még mindig hatalmas mennyiségű műanyag csomagolás kerül hulladéklerakóba.
By repairing our electronics, we can keep more waste out of landfill.
Az elektronikai eszközeink javításával elérhetjük, hogy kevesebb hulladék kerüljön hulladéklerakóba.
Food scraps make up a large share of landfill in many countries.
The company pledged to halve the amount of its products that go to landfill.
Aluminum cans can be recycled endlessly, so they should never become landfill.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Most plastic bottles end up in landfill.
A legtöbb műanyag palack hulladéklerakóba kerül.
If you recycle, less waste goes to landfill.
Ha újrahasznosítasz, kevesebb hulladék kerül hulladéklerakóba.
We want to keep food waste out of landfill.
Old clothes often become landfill.
This plan will reduce landfill from our school.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with the physical place. In sentences like “Most plastic ends up in landfill,” “landfill” is used in an uncountable way to mean the buried waste in general, not one specific site.
Reikšmė
waste that is landfilled
Kolokacijos
end up in landfill
|sent to landfill
|destined for landfill
|kept out of landfill
|landfill waste
Sinonimai
landfilled waste (More technical and explicit; often used in official or scientific texts.)
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buried waste (Focuses on the action of burying, not on the type of site used.)
Antonimai
recycled material (Waste that has been processed so it can be used again instead of being buried.)
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reused material (Objects or materials that are used again directly and therefore do not go to landfill.)
Temos
environment
|daily life
|consumption
|daily_life
|science
Apibrėžimas
Trash that is put into the ground in a landfill.
Waste material that has been or will be disposed of by burying it in the ground.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
landfill is [a method / the main option] for [waste]
In many countries, landfill is still the most common form of waste disposal.
Sok országban még mindig a hulladéklerakás a hulladékártalmatlanítás leggyakoribb módja.
The government introduced a tax to discourage landfill and promote recycling.
A kormány adót vezetett be a hulladéklerakás visszaszorítására és az újrahasznosítás ösztönzésére.
Experts argue that landfill is not a sustainable long-term solution.
Landfill has environmental costs, including greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution.
Many cities are trying to reduce their dependence on landfill by investing in composting and recycling.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
In this country, landfill is the main way to deal with trash.
Ebben az országban a szemét kezelésének fő módja a hulladéklerakás.
The city wants less landfill and more recycling.
A város kevesebb hulladéklerakást és több újrahasznosítást szeretne.
Landfill is cheaper, but it can hurt the environment.
New laws will limit the use of landfill.
Some people say landfill is not a good long-term plan.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not realize that “landfill” can name the general method, not just a place. In “Landfill is still the main method of waste disposal,” it is uncountable and abstract, similar to “recycling.”
Reikšmė
method of burying waste
Kolokacijos
reliance on landfill
|move away from landfill
|landfill disposal
|landfill as a solution
|landfill versus recycling
Sinonimai
waste burial (Highlights the physical act of burying waste, without implying modern engineered sites.)
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landfilling (A more technical noun/gerund form used in environmental and engineering contexts.)
Antonimai
recycling (A waste management method that processes materials so they can be used again instead of being buried.)
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waste prevention (A strategy to avoid creating waste at all, thus removing the need for landfill.)
Temos
environment
|policy
|science
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
A way to deal with trash by putting it into the ground in large holes.
A waste management method in which rubbish is disposed of by burying it in prepared areas of land.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
TECHNICAL
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
to landfill [waste]
The policy states that we should not landfill any recyclable materials.
Az irányelv kimondja, hogy semmilyen újrahasznosítható anyagot nem szabad hulladéklerakóban elhelyeznünk.
Until recently, the company landfilled all of its construction debris.
A vállalat egészen a közelmúltig az összes építési törmelékét hulladéklerakóban helyezte el.
Many countries still landfill most of their municipal waste.
The new regulations make it more expensive to landfill hazardous chemicals.
They aim to landfill only what cannot be reused or recycled.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
This factory used to landfill all its waste.
Ez a gyár korábban az összes hulladékát hulladéklerakóban helyezte el.
We should not landfill glass and paper.
Az üveget és a papírt nem szabad hulladéklerakóban elhelyezni.
The city does not want to landfill food waste anymore.
They landfill only a small part of their trash now.
It is cheaper to landfill the waste, but it is bad for the environment.
Dažna klaida:
Learners often assume “landfill” is only a noun and may not recognize the verb form in texts about waste policy or engineering. Also, they may try to say *“landfill the trash to the ground,” which is incorrect; simply say “landfill the trash.”
Reikšmė
bury waste in a landfill
Kolokacijos
landfill waste
|landfill material
|landfill hazardous waste
|landfill only what remains
Sinonimai
dump (Less technical and can suggest careless or illegal disposal, not necessarily in an approved landfill site.)
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bury (General verb for putting something under the ground; does not by itself imply a controlled waste site.)
Antonimai
recycle (To process waste so it can be used again instead of burying it.)
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incinerate (To burn waste at high temperatures rather than burying it in the ground.)
Temos
environment
|policy
|science
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To get rid of trash by putting it into the ground in a landfill.
To dispose of waste by placing it in a landfill for burial.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
landfill
IPA
GB/lˈændfˌɪl/
US/lˈændfˌɪl/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
land - fill (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (land)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: landfill
- Plural: landfill, landfills
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
divert from landfill
1/dɪvˈɚt fɹˈʌm lˈændfˌɪl/
fixed phrase
technical
stop waste going to landfill
To stop trash from going to a landfill by recycling, reusing, or treating it in another way.
Pavyzdžiai
- The new recycling plant will help divert thousands of tons of waste from landfill each year.
- Their program managed to divert 60 percent of office waste from landfill.
- Composting food scraps is an effective way to divert organic waste from landfill.
end up in landfill
1/ˈɛnd ˈʌp ˈɪn lˈændfˌɪl/
fixed phrase
finally be thrown away as landfill
To be finally thrown away and put into the ground with other trash in a landfill.
Pavyzdžiai
- Most single-use coffee cups end up in landfill after just a few minutes of use.
- Without better recycling systems, a lot of electronic waste will end up in landfill.
- If you don’t compost your food scraps, they usually end up in landfill.
go to landfill
1/ɡˈoʊ tə lˈændfˌɪl/
fixed phrase
be taken to a landfill
To be taken away as trash and buried in a landfill.
Pavyzdžiai
- Around 40 percent of household waste still goes to landfill in this region.
- They want to make sure no food leftovers go to landfill.
- Old furniture often goes to landfill even when it could be reused.
keep out of landfill
1/kˈip ˈaʊt əv lˈændfˌɪl/
fixed phrase
prevent something becoming landfill
To make sure something is not thrown away and buried in a landfill, usually by using or processing it in another way.
Pavyzdžiai
- Repairing your clothes can keep a lot of textiles out of landfill.
- Buying second-hand items helps keep useful products out of landfill.
- The campaign encourages people to keep electronics out of landfill by returning them to collection points.
landfill gas
1/lˈændfˌɪl ɡˈæs/
fixed phrase
technical
gas from decomposing landfill waste
Gas, mainly methane, that comes out when trash breaks down in a landfill.
Pavyzdžiai
- The facility captures landfill gas and uses it to generate electricity.
- Landfill gas can be dangerous if it is not properly controlled.
- Researchers are studying how to reduce emissions of landfill gas.
landfill site
1/lˈændfˌɪl sˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
place used as a landfill
A large area of land that is used as a landfill for burying trash.
Pavyzdžiai
- The new landfill site is located 15 kilometers outside the city.
- Residents protested against plans for a landfill site near their homes.
- Old landfill sites can sometimes be turned into parks or nature reserves.
landfill tax
1/lˈændfˌɪl tˈæks/
fixed phrase
technical
tax on using landfill
Money that companies must pay to the government when they put waste into a landfill.
Pavyzdžiai
- The government increased the landfill tax to encourage recycling.
- Because of the landfill tax, it is now cheaper for firms to recycle than to dump waste.
- Environmental groups say a higher landfill tax would cut waste more quickly.
send to landfill
1/sˈɛnd tə lˈændfˌɪl/
fixed phrase
direct waste to a landfill
To move trash to a landfill so it can be buried there.
Pavyzdžiai
- The company plans to send less packaging to landfill by redesigning its products.
- New rules make it more expensive to send mixed waste to landfill.
- Anything that cannot be recycled is usually sent to landfill.