discard

英 [dɪ'skɑːd]美 [dɪs'kɑrd]
  • vt. 抛弃；放弃；丢弃
  • vi. 放弃
  • n. 抛弃；被丢弃的东西或人
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中文词源

discard 丢弃

dis-, 不，非，使相反。card, 卡片，牌。即丢牌，引申义丢弃。

英文词源

discard (v.)
1590s, literally "to throw a card away," from dis- "away" + card (n.). Figurative use (in a non-gaming sense) is first recorded 1580s. In the card-playing sense, decard is attested by 1550s. Related: Discarded; discarding. As a noun, from 1742.

双语例句

1. Einstein had the chutzpah to discard common sense and long-established theory.
爱因斯坦敢于抛弃常识和长期公认的理论。
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2. Clean the mussels and discard any that do not close.
把贻贝洗干净，凡是合不上口的都扔掉。
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3. Discard the bacon rind and cut each rasher in half.
去掉熏肉的外皮，再把每一片熏肉切成两半。
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4. Cut the flesh from the olives and discard the stones.
把橄榄的果肉切下来，然后去除果核。
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5. We should discard old beliefs.
我们应该抛弃旧观念.
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