dumpster fire

短语

发音

UK /ˈdʌmpstəˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/
UK /ˈdʌmpstəˈfaɪə(ɹ)/
US /ˈdʌmpstɚˈfaɪəɹ/

词形变化

dumpster fires 复数 dumpster fires

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster.

    美国 俚语
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumpster, fire.

    The dumpster fire was ruled an arson.

词源

The figurative sense connotes that things that were already contemptible (as if trash) are now also even worse (as if aflame).

来源：wiktionary