单词 | throwaway |
释义 | throwawayWord family nounthrowerthrowingthrowsterthrowawaythrowbackadjectivethrownverbthrow Householdthrow·a·way /ˈθrəʊəweɪ $ ˈθroʊ-/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 throwaway remark/line/comment etc WORD, PHRASE, OR SENTENCEsomething that someone says or writes quickly, without thinking carefully about it 随口说出的话语;随意写下的内容 It was only a throwaway comment. 那只是随口一说。 He claims people overreacted to a few throwaway lines in the article. 他说人们对文章里的一些无心之言反应过激。 Examples from the Corpus throwaway remark/line/comment etc• Lopez says, a throwaway line for a throwaway job.• He thought the remark was melancholy, sadly philosophical, a throwaway line for an aimless afternoon. 2 DHCHEAPthrowaway products have been produced cheaply so that you can throw them away after you have used them 用后即扔的,一次性使用的 SYN disposable a throwaway cigarette lighter 一次性打火机 3. throwaway society SSused to show disapproval when talking about modern societies in which products are not made to last a long time 一次性物品充斥的社会〔含贬义〕 Examples from the Corpus throwaway society• But this is a throwaway society. Examples from the Corpus throwaway• This is not merely a throwaway suggestion in the last chapter, however.• Out of that situation came his humorous movements and asides, always in a distinctive, unctuous, throwaway voice. From Longman Business Dictionary throwawaythrow·a·way /ˈθrəʊəweɪˈθroʊ-/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun] 1throwaway products have been produced cheaply so that you can throw them away after you have used themSYN DISPOSABLE a throwaway lighter 2throwaway society disapproving used to talk about modern society in which products are not made to last a long time |
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