throwaway UK ['θrəʊ.ə.weɪ] US ['θroʊ-] adjective [before noun] ■made to be destroyed after use 一次性使用的,用后即弃的•throwaway cups and plates即弃杯子和碟子 •We live in a throwaway society.我们生活在一个充斥着即弃物品的社会。 throwaway comment/line/remark ■something which someone says without thinking carefully and which is not intended to be serious 信口而作的评论/即兴的台词/脱口而出的话 |