英语词汇“to consign to the ashcan”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. figurative. to consign (etc.) to the ashcan: to dispose of, get rid of; to forget about. to go to the ashcan: to be discarded or forgotten about.Frequently in to consign (etc.) to the ashcan of history.

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1906 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Oct. (Mag.) 24/1 (advt.) It is cheaper to consign some things to the ash can than to scatter dissatisfaction among people whose trade we have and hope to retain.

1942 G. J. Nathan Entertainm. Nation i. 24 The box-office happy-ending drama of an American theatre long since critically gone to the ashcan.

1964 Harvard Educ. Rev. 34 212 The less temperate disciples of Chomsky are now consigning to the ashcan all linguistic theory developed before 1956.

1977 E. Cornish et al. Stud. Future vii. 101 With the right ideas, the people of the world might soon throw war, poverty, famine, and disease into the ashcan of history.

1994 Denver Post 20 Nov. f1/5 They can toss his convictions into an ash can.

2014 P. C. Moskos & C. C. Moskos Greek Amer. (ed. 3) 157 The ‘greasy spoon’ restaurant..has been all but consigned to the ashcan of history.

单词	to consign to the ashcan
释义	> as lemmas to consign (etc.) to the ashcan b. figurative. to consign (etc.) to the ashcan: to dispose of, get rid of; to forget about. to go to the ashcan: to be discarded or forgotten about.Frequently in to consign (etc.) to the ashcan of history. ΚΠ 1906 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Oct. (Mag.) 24/1 (advt.) It is cheaper to consign some things to the ash can than to scatter dissatisfaction among people whose trade we have and hope to retain. 1942 G. J. Nathan Entertainm. Nation i. 24 The box-office happy-ending drama of an American theatre long since critically gone to the ashcan. 1964 Harvard Educ. Rev. 34 212 The less temperate disciples of Chomsky are now consigning to the ashcan all linguistic theory developed before 1956. 1977 E. Cornish et al. Stud. Future vii. 101 With the right ideas, the people of the world might soon throw war, poverty, famine, and disease into the ashcan of history. 1994 Denver Post 20 Nov. f1/5 They can toss his convictions into an ash can. 2014 P. C. Moskos & C. C. Moskos Greek Amer. (ed. 3) 157 The ‘greasy spoon’ restaurant..has been all but consigned to the ashcan of history. extracted from ashcann.adj. < as lemmas
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