expendable
US
UK expendable adj: (person: can be sacrificed) (人)
SC 可被牺牲掉的 kě bèi xī shēng diào de
The commander viewed the young soldiers as expendable.
expendable adj: (equipment: not worth saving) (设备等)
SC 不值得保存的 bù zhí dé bǎo cún de
Drop the expendable supplies in your pack; we must move quickly.
The military prefers using expendable drones for reconnaissance missions, rather than soldiers.
expendables npl: (expendable people, things)
SC 可被牺牲掉的装备或人员 kě bèi xī shēng diào de zhuāng bèi huò rén yuán
The old and weak members of the tribe were considered expendables in times of war.