dumping ground

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A landfill.
  2. Any place where unwanted items are sent. figuratively
    — The Indian representative of a global trade union called IndustriALL warned that other clothes and accessories shipped overseas might also be radioactive because India has become a "dumping ground" for the West's hazardous waste.
  3. A presumably polyphyletic supraspecific taxon where species of unclear affinities are placed.
    — Several genera, e.g. Miltonia Lindl., Odontoglossum Kunth and Oncidium Sw., have historically been viewed as taxa of convenience and thus became dumping grounds for species of unclear relationships.

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