| 单词 | disposable |
| 释义 | disposable (once / 6743 pages) nadj Something disposable is not meant to last. It's OK to throw it out after you use it. Disposable diapers are a good example of what the word disposable is all about: after the diaper is used, it goes straight into the trash, and you can't use it again. Something disposable is replaceable. If a boss decides an employee is disposable, that means the employee will probably be fired. As you can imagine, people don't like to feel disposable. Lots of people don't like products that are disposable either. Disposing of things just creates more garbage, which is bad for the environment. Usually, things that are recyclable are better. WORD FAMILYdisposable: disposables, nondisposable+/disposal: disposals/dispose: disposable, disposal, disposed, disposes, disposing, disposition, indispose, predispose, redispose/disposed: disposedly/disposition: dispositions/indispose: indisposed, indisposes, indisposing, indisposition/indisposition: indispositions/predispose: predisposed, predisposes, predisposing, predisposition/predisposition: predispositions/redispose: redisposed, redisposes, redisposing, redisposition/redisposition: redispositions USAGE EXAMPLESThe figures show consumers really are "lovin' it", yet the concept is also ubiquitous - a familiar, disposable and repeatable experience. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) Disposable incomes in the countryside are about one-third of those in big cities. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) For many employers, contingent—or “gig economy”—workers are interchangeable and disposable. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) 1n an item that can be disposed of after it has been used Hyper item a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection 2adj designed to be disposed of after use disposable paper cups Syn|Ant throwaway intended to be thrown away after use nondisposable not designed to be thrown away after use 3adj free or available for use or disposition every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire disposable assets Syn|Ant available, usable, useable convenient for use or disposal expendable, spendable(used of funds) remaining after taxes fluid, liquidin cash or easily convertible to cash nondisposable (of assets) unavailable for use frozennot convertible to cash |
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