expendable

大学 FREQ #20008

a. 可消费的, 消耗性的, 可牺牲的, 值得消耗的, 可消耗的 n. 消耗物, 可牺牲的人, 可牺牲的物

发音

其它 /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/

词形变化

expendables 复数 expendables more expendable 比较级 most expendable 最高级

别名

expendible

教材释义与例句

名词

消耗品

形容词

可消费的；排出的；不重复使用的；可牺牲的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

    Private Johnson was afraid the Lieutenant considered him an expendable, since he was always picked as point man.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.

    Oil and other expendable resources are frequently the subject of military disputes.

  2. 2.

    Designed for a single use; not reusable.

    The anti-aircraft rocket is fired from an expendable launch platform.

  3. 3.

    Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.

    The research department was deemed expendable, and its funding was not renewed.

  4. 4.

    Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

    In the internecine rivalries of large corporations, whole departments may become expendable in the execution of one executive's power play.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

spendable

反义词 1

unexpendable

近义相关 3

disposable consumable sacrificeable

参见 3

replaceable inessential unessential

词源

From expend + -able.

来源：wiktionary