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throw away

/throh-uh-wey/US // ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ //UK // (ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ) //

扔掉,扔掉了,丢弃,扔掉的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
    • : delivered or expressed casually or extemporaneously: a funny throwaway line that brings applause.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that is made or intended to be discarded.
    • : a handbill, advertising circular, pamphlet, etc., intended to be discarded after reading.
    • : Also called pushout. Informal. a youth who is unwanted or rejected by his or her family, the school system, or society in general.

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Examples

  • This could be a throwaway prop or it may be nodding at Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, which gave Disney the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters.

  • While the company has partnered with numerous small business micro-influencers, this isn’t a throwaway campaign — it even features baseball player Alex Rodriguez.

  • A disposable milk bottle that can automatically sense when its contents is spoiling is clearly out of reach, as is a throwaway wound dressing that can monitor moisture levels to ensure proper healing.

  • The habit of using disposable items on a regular basis primarily came out of the 1950s when “throwaway living” was advertised as a more convenient alternative than completing household chores like washing dishes.

  • Moviegoers were so familiar with the position of the town that it was a throwaway line in the 1940 film The Philadelphia Story.

  • Life is a series of seemingly throwaway moments strung together in a peculiar tapestry, and Linklater has captured it beautifully.

  • The Getaway Car is lousy with these throwaway lines and asides.

  • Even the Vatican weighed in, condemning the case as proof of our “throwaway culture.”

  • What a throwaway, half-assed response devoid of any sort of research.

  • Yes, there are the usual references to color-changing T-shirts and Jurassic Park, but it feels more warranted than throwaway here.

  • The latest message was from a throwaway email address from one of the new Brazilian anonymizers.

  • The mainland lay not more than a short stone's throwaway, but between it and the island the water ran as swift as a mill race.

  • But in the straight on the run home when all were in close order the dark horse Throwaway drew level, reached, outstripped her.

  • And instead of throwaway dishes they used chinaware that could have come right out of a museum.

  • He had a few bob on Throwaway and he's gone to gather in the shekels.