waste-paper basket

基本解释

After reading the letter, he threw it in the waste-paper basket.
他看了信之后，把它扔进了废纸篓。
Please keep the public places clean , put the paper and other waste on the waste-basket, keep your order when crowded, and do not relieve yourself anywhere.
请注意公共场所的卫生，自觉把纸及其它的废物放在纸篓里，人员拥挤时要注意秩序，不要随地大小便。
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But he has been thrown into the parchment waste-paper basket of history.
但他已经被丢进了历史的废纸篓。

A wastepaper basket is a container for rubbish, especially paper, that is usually placed on the floor in the corner of a room or next to a desk.