throwaway

英 ['θrəʊəweɪ] 美 ['θroʊəweɪ]

• adj. 用后即扔的；浪费的；漫不经心说出的；遗弃的
• n. 临时利用件；弃儿；传单

英英释义

Noun:

1. (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

2. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution;

   "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
   

3. words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

Adjective:

1. thrown away;

   "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"
   "throwaway children living on the streets"
   "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
   

2. intended to be thrown away after use;

   "throwaway diapers"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Thin plastic bags are the ultimate throwaway item.
   薄塑料袋最终是被丢弃的东西。
2. In order to protect trees , we should not cut down trees for throwaway chopsticks .
   为了保护树木，我们不应该再为了制作一次性筷子而砍倒树木。
3. On the street, you will find lots of free, throwaway handbills.
   走到大街上，总会有人塞给你大量的免费垃圾推销广告。
4. Some people overreacted to what was only a throwaway remark.
   有些人对随便说出的一句话反应过敏了。
5. The policewoman took good care of the throwaway baby as a temporary mother.
   女警察充当一个临时母亲,照顾好这个被遗弃的婴孩。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The antispam is a throwaway, as is parental control, luckily, many of us can do without those.
   至于反垃圾邮件嘛，不用也罢，父母控制亦然。——还好，我们很多人都不需要这些功能。

词汇搭配

• throwaway line 疏忽语
• throw away 扔掉

近反义词

【近义词】

• brochure 小册子，资料手册...
• advertisement 广告
• sheet 被单
• leaflet 小叶
• catalogue 目录
• bill 帐单
• off-the-cuff 未预备的
• casual 非正式的
• offhand 即时的
• passing 通过
• spontaneous 自发的，自然的，本能的...
• disposable 可任意处理的...
• paper 纸
• plastic 塑料
• wasteful 浪费的
• profligate 放荡的
• extravagant 奢侈的
• careless 粗心的
• improvident 不顾将来的
• flyer 飞行员
• broadsheet 仅印一面的大幅纸张...
• circular 圆形的
• discarded 放弃的
• thrown-away 扔掉的
• broadside 用整个侧面撞击或碰撞...
• cast-off 废弃的
• street arab 无家可归的孩子...
• flier 飞行员
• gamin 流浪儿
• handbill 传单