| 词汇 | throwaway |
| 释义 | throwaway adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈθrəʊ.ə.weɪ/ us /ˈθroʊ.ə.weɪ/ made to be destroyed after use: 一次性使用的，用后即弃的 We live in a throwaway society (= one in which things are thrown away as soon as they have been used).我们生活在一个充斥着一次性物品的社会。 throwaway comment/line/remark/etc. something that someone says without thinking carefully and is not intended to be serious: 信口而作的评论／即兴的台词／脱口而出的话 It was just a throwaway remark - I didn't mean for anyone to take it seriously. Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint efficiency energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism reduce, reuse, recycleidiom rewilding runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester throwaway | American Dictionarythrowaway adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈθroʊ·əˌweɪ/ designed to be used only once and then gotten rid of: Throwaway cameras are light, compact, cheap, and simple. throwaway | Business Englishthrowaway adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈθrəʊəweɪ/us COMMERCE, MARKETING, ENVIRONMENT throwaway goods, products, etc. are designed and marketed in a way that encourages people to keep replacing them: Much of China's emissions come from manufacturing throwaway products for the west. A fundamental change in consumer attitudes to the throwaway culture is the only way forward. COMMERCE used to describe a price that is very low: Analysts warned that expecting to buy hi-tech products at increasingly throwaway prices would eventually cause us all problems. See also giveawayadjective used to describe something that someone says without thinking carefully about whether it might be offensive to anyone: throwaway comment/remarkHe faced disciplinary action because of a throwaway comment about a colleague. throwaway societydisapproving ENVIRONMENT the modern world in which many goods are disposable and create waste: The developed world has become an increasingly throwaway society. Examples of throwawaythrowaway Despite its throwaway appearance, this exhibition is a subtle, sophisticated provocation. An ordinary, throwaway line becomes something extraordinary which allows us greater insight. Despite a throwaway ending that does not really come off, as a festive concert overture this is, in modern political parlance, thoroughly 'fit for purpose'. If he gave the three comedies we now choose to call 'mature' his most throwaway titles, they aren't throwaway plays. Every dealer put his throwaway leads in it, only their leader occasionally forced them to contribute dealable ones. As a kind of throwaway book, the term "paperback" is provocative as a description of what she is reading. The recapitulation introduced a fleeting nocturnal, sinister mood and a peremptory, throwaway ending complemented the opening joke. He was a "throwaway" person. Many of these children are throwaways, not runaways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are looking at young people who are in danger of becoming throwaways in our society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The previous speaker made considerable reference to the number of publications, films, throwaways, and information of all sorts that have been used—all of which are admirable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The album does not contain a single hiccup or yawn-- no extraneous noise, no potentially offputting histrionics, no throwaways and no dull moments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The album flows well and doesn't contain any outright duds or annoying throwaways. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. No discourtesy was intended; it was a throwaway remark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that is happening as a result of the private giveaway —or throwaway—monopolies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of throwaway These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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