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单词 expendable
释义
expendable
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspen.də.bəl/us
/ɪkˈspen.də.bəl/
If someone or something is expendable,peoplecan do something ordealwith asituationwithout them:
可有可无的；无关紧要的；不必要的
No onelikestothinkthat they're expendable.谁也不愿意认为自己无足轻重。
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Too much and unnecessary
(Definition ofexpendablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

expendable| American Dictionary

expendable
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ɪkˈspen·də·bəl/
notworthkeepingor nolongeruseful:
He wasconsideredexpendable anddroppedfrom theteam.
(Definition ofexpendablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

expendable| Business English

expendable
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspendəbl/us
notcompletelynecessaryforsuccessorcontinuinginbusiness:
In today'stoughlaborclimate,individualworkersare expendable.
Itseemshe hasbecomeanexpendableassetat thecompany.
expendablesuppliesare things that are used in abusinessthat have littlevalue:
expendableitems/goods/supplies
made to be used up orwornout overtime:
The oneyearpartsandlaborwarrantyexcludesexpendablepartssuch asbatteries,springs, andfilters.
(Definition ofexpendablefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpendable

expendable
Given that such features are "functionallyexpendable," they will not be found in pidgin languages, which are "expressedly designed for only basic communication" (p. 15).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Having an employed population withexpendableincome may have a multiplier effect, encouraging increased exchange throughout the district.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, as labor and capital opportunities changed, land became for some anexpendablecommodity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This was more than an opportunistic exploitation of a convenient, but ultimatelyexpendable, resource.
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Musical spatiality, though always present, is not always crucial for the understanding of this art in which spatial relationships may be (and have been)expendable.
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Passives of unaccusatives are fullyexpendablein every account that allows them, since they are merely accommodated by generalized passive rules or constraints.
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A collection of various interchangeable andexpendablegizmos, the house included inflatable beds and chairs that doubled as hovercrafts and multi-purpose robots that could distinguish between flavours of canned soup.
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They are conspicuous for theirexpendablead hoc mechanisms, which multiply to accommodate existing feedback effects, and other classes of findings, such as ubiquitous strategy effects.
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This, of course, will allow them to be considered as 'expendable', unlike the current manned helicopers which cost around £10 m each.
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The cognitive and behavioural characteristics and qualities of these animals are such that it is unethical to treat them asexpendablefor research.
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That cheapens human life, and treats it as no more thanexpendableraw material.
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When some of our fellow creatures may be regarded as subhuman, there is a tendency to regard them as more readilyexpendable.
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Migration is the by-product of global capitalism that sees people not as human beings, but as factors of production that areexpendable.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We feel that no nation isexpendable, and this is why we are speaking out now.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are still looking at a time when labour was anexpendablecommodity.
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