单词 | discard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | discard1 verbdiscard2 noun discarddis‧card1 /dɪsˈkɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ ●○○ verb Word OriginWORD ORIGINdiscard1 Verb TableOrigin: 1700-1800 dis- + ➔ CARD1 (5)VERB TABLE discard
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Longman Language Activatorto throw something away► throw away Collocations also chuck away informal British informal: throw/chuck something away · I've thrown his photograph away and I never want to see his face again.· It's a nice dress. It would be a shame to chuck it away.· To avoid the risk of infection, needles must be used once and then thrown away immediately.throw/chuck away something · Some employers throw away all incorrectly hand-written applications without even reading them.· In the bin there were a few scraps of food his mum had chucked away. ► throw out also chuck out especially British, informal, /toss out American informal to get rid of something, especially when you are trying to make a place more tidy or to make space for new things: throw/chuck/toss something out: · You haven't thrown those magazines out have you?· We chucked a lot of stuff out when we moved house.throw/chuck/toss out something: · She would do nothing for days then spring into action and spend a day throwing out all the garbage, cleaning the bathroom, and dusting.· Why don't you toss out all those old books. You'll never want to read them again. ► get rid of to throw something away, especially something old or dirty: · I think it's time we got rid of all these old toys.· If you hate that furniture so much why don't you get rid of it and buy some new stuff.get rid of something for somebody: · Give me the empty bottles -- I'll get rid of them for you. ► toss/chuck American informal to get rid of something, especially when you are trying to make a place more tidy or to make room for new things: · If you don't want any of these shoes, I'm going to toss them.· "What should I do with all your old text books?" "Just chuck them out - I'm never going to need them." ► dispose of something formal to throw away something that you do not want or no longer need, by putting it in a suitable place: · Please dispose of this wrapper carefully.· Nuclear waste can cause serious damage to the environment if not disposed of properly. ► discard formal to throw away something that you no longer need, especially by dropping it on the ground or leaving it somewhere you should not: · People who discard their litter in the streets should have to pay heavy fines.· A child had become trapped in a refrigerator discarded in a vacant lot. ► dump to throw away something dangerous or something no one wants, especially by leaving it in an unsuitable place: dump something in/into something: · People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes dump them in the woods.· Toxic waste is being dumped into the ocean.· The half-burned bodies were dumped in mass graves. WORD SETS► Cardsace, nounbaccarat, nounbid, nounblackjack, nounbridge, nouncanasta, nouncard, nouncard table, nouncontract bridge, nouncourt card, nouncrib, nouncribbage, nouncut, verbdeal, noundeal, verbdealer, noundeck, noundiscard, verbdiscard, noundummy, nounface card, nounflush, nounfull house, noungin rummy, noungrand slam, nounhand, nounjack, nounjoker, nounking, nounkitty, nounknave, nounlead, verboverbid, verbpack, nounpatience, nounpicture card, nounplaying card, nounpoker, nounpontoon, nounqueen, nounraise, verbrubber, nounrummy, nounrun, nounshuffle, verbshuffle, nounsnap, nounsnap, interjectionsolitaire, nounspade, nounstrip poker, nounsuit, nountrick, nountrump, nountrump, verbtwenty-one, nounwhist, nounwild, adjectivewild card, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► then 1[transitive] to get rid of something SYN throw away: Discard any old cleaning materials. discarded paper2[intransitive, transitive] to put down unwanted cards in a card game· One plan after another was proposed, then discarded.· It uses us and then discards us.· The contents were then discarded, the wells were washed with the wash buffer solution and blotted on a paper towel.· During the past weeks he had become tired of putting two and two together, and then discarding the answer. discard1 verbdiscard2 noun discarddis‧card2 /ˈdɪskɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ noun [countable] ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES word sets
WORD SETS► Cards an unwanted card that is put down in a card gameace, nounbaccarat, nounbid, nounblackjack, nounbridge, nouncanasta, nouncard, nouncard table, nouncontract bridge, nouncourt card, nouncrib, nouncribbage, nouncut, verbdeal, noundeal, verbdealer, noundeck, noundiscard, verbdiscard, noundummy, nounface card, nounflush, nounfull house, noungin rummy, noungrand slam, nounhand, nounjack, nounjoker, nounking, nounkitty, nounknave, nounlead, verboverbid, verbpack, nounpatience, nounpicture card, nounplaying card, nounpoker, nounpontoon, nounqueen, nounraise, verbrubber, nounrummy, nounrun, nounshuffle, verbshuffle, nounsnap, nounsnap, interjectionsolitaire, nounspade, nounstrip poker, nounsuit, nountrick, nountrump, nountrump, verbtwenty-one, nounwhist, nounwild, adjectivewild card, noun |
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