midden是什么意思？

midden

英[ˈmɪdn] 美[ˈmɪdn]

• n. <英方>粪堆，垃圾堆，垃圾箱；

例句

• He spewed sentences whose dependent clauses piled up into midden heaps of outrage or joy. 讲话总是滔滔不绝,通过大量的语法从句表达自己的愤怒或欢乐.
• Better woo over the midden than over the moor. 愿嫁邻家男,不嫁外乡汉.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
  2. a heap of dung or refuse