| 单词 | expendable |
| 释义 | expendable (once / 24023 pages) adj Anything expendable is not necessary — it can be done without. If you lose or use expendable funds, you won't miss the money. None of us wants to be called expendable — that means we could be replaced. If a football team isn't worried about certain players leaving for another team, then those players are expendable: they won't be missed and won't disrupt things if they leave. In war, some people are considered more expendable than others: a soldier is more expendable than a general, because there are far fewer generals. In any country, the least expendable person is the president or other leader of the nation. That's why they get so much protection from their security guards, who are considered much more expendable. WORD FAMILYexpendable: unexpendable+/expend: expendable, expended, expender, expending, expenditure, expends, expensive/expended: unexpended/expenditure: expenditures/expensive: expensively, expensiveness, inexpensive/inexpensive: inexpensively, inexpensiveness USAGE EXAMPLESCoincidentally, Norris was expendable because the Nationals viewed Ramos as their future catcher. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) But Soler, as talented as he is, was expendable in Chicago, a product of the organization’s robust player development system. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2016) And despite representing the essential toughness of a team, the offensive line is, in large part, the most expendable, least valued unit on the roster. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj suitable to be expended Syn|Ant consumable may be used up sacrificeablemay be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective replaceablecapable of being replaced unexpendable not suitable to be expended essentialbasic and fundamental irreplaceable, unreplaceableimpossible to replace 2adj (used of funds) remaining after taxes Syn spendable disposable free or available for use or disposition |
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