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单词 expendable
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expendable


ex·pend·a·ble

E0285500 (ĭk-spĕn′də-bəl)adj.1. Subject to use or consumption: an expendable source.2. Not worth salvaging or reusing: expendable rocket boosters.3. Not strictly necessary; dispensable: an expendable budget item; expendable personnel.4. Open to sacrifice in the interests of gaining an objective, especially a military one: expendable civilian targets.n. Something expendable.

expendable

(ɪkˈspɛndəbəl) adj1. that may be expended or used up2. not essential; not worth preserving3. able to be sacrificed to achieve an objective, esp a military onensomething that is expendable exˌpendaˈbility n

ex•pend•a•ble

(ɪkˈspɛn də bəl)

adj. 1. capable of being expended. 2. consumed in use or not reusable. 3. considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining. n. 4. Usu., expendables. an expendable person or thing. [1795–1805] ex•pend`a•bil′i•ty, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.expendable - suitable to be expendedreplaceable - capable of being replacedunexpendable - not suitable to be expended
2.expendable - (used of funds) remaining after taxesexpendable - (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"spendabledisposable - free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets"

expendable

adjective dispensable, unnecessary, unimportant, replaceable, nonessential, inessential Once we're of no more use to them, we're expendable.
necessary, essential, vital, crucial, indispensable, key
Translations
che pu essere sacrificatosacrificabileusabile una sola volta
AcronymsSeeexpense

expendable


  • adj

Synonyms for expendable

adj dispensable

Synonyms

  • dispensable
  • unnecessary
  • unimportant
  • replaceable
  • nonessential
  • inessential

Antonyms

  • necessary
  • essential
  • vital
  • crucial
  • indispensable
  • key

Synonyms for expendable

adj suitable to be expended

Related Words

  • replaceable

Antonyms

  • unexpendable

adj (used of funds) remaining after taxes

Synonyms

  • spendable

Related Words

  • disposable
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