Discard



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 扔掉, 抛弃
• ［英］ v. 扔掉, 抛弃 ( throw sth out )
• ［类］ 反义词: retain ( 保留)
• ［记］ dis ( 去掉) +card ( 纸片) -> 把 ( 废纸) 扔掉 -> 抛弃

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Date: circa 1586
• transitive verb
  • 1. to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted <a pile of discarded tires>
  • 2.
    • a. to remove (a playing card) from one's hand
    • b. to play (any card except a trump) from a suit different from the one led
• intransitive verb
  • to discard a playing card
• ? discardable adjective
• ? discarder noun
• Synonyms:
  • discard, cast, shed, slough, scrap, junk mean to get rid of. discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless <discard old clothes>. cast especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation<cast off her friends>. shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster<shed a bad habit><finally sloughed off the depression>. scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form<scrap all the old ways><would junk our educational system>.

II. noun

• Date: 1744
• 1.
  • a. the act of discarding in a card game
  • b. a card discarded
• 2. one that is cast off or rejected

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