In American English, the words trash and garbage are most commonly used to refer to waste material that is thrown away. …the smell of rotting garbage… She threw the bottle into the trash. In British English, rubbish is the usual word. Trash and garbage are sometimes used in British English, but only informally and metaphorically. I don't have to listen to this garbage… The book was trash.

在美国英语中，trash 与 garbage 最常用于表示被丢弃的废物：the smell of rotting garbage (腐烂垃圾的臭味)，She threw the bottle into the trash (她把瓶子扔进了垃圾堆)。英国英语中则通常用rubbish。trash 与 garbage 有时亦用于英国英语中，但仅限于非正式语体或比喻用法：I don't have to listen to this garbage (我不需要听这些废话)，The book was trash (那本书简直是垃圾)。