discarding
/dɪˈskɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · [dɪskˈɑrdɪŋ] /dɪˈskɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · [dɪskˈɑrdɪŋ] /dis-ˈkärd How to pronounce discard (audio) ˈdis-ˌkärd/ (ame, mw)
discarding — 動詞
- discardingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- discardings3rd person singular
- discardinging-ing form
- discardingedpast simple
1. to throw something out or remove it permanently because it is no longer useful o
丟棄
將不再需要或無用的東西處理掉
to throw something out or remove it permanently because it is no longer useful or wanted
Amara stood by the kitchen bin, discarding old receipts from her wallet.
Amara 站在廚房垃圾桶旁，丟棄錢包裡的舊收據。
transitive: discarding + direct object
The librarian was discarding damaged books that could no longer be repaired.
圖書館員正在丟棄那些無法再修補的破損書籍。
progressive: be + discarding
Dmitri spent Sunday morning discarding broken tools from his garage workshop.
Dmitri 週日早上都在丟棄車庫工作間裡的破舊工具。
Fatima sorted through the fridge, discarding anything past its use-by date.
Fatima 整理冰箱，丟棄所有過了保存期限的東西。
The hospital staff kept discarding used gloves in the bright yellow containers.
醫院工作人員不斷將用過的手套丟進亮黃色的容器裡。
- throw away
more casual, everyday language
- get rid of
broader — includes selling, giving away, or binning
- dispose of
formal tone, often for waste or hazardous items
- junk
very informal, implies the item has no value at all
文法句型
discarding + object
常見錯誤
2. in a card game, to take a card out of your hand and set it aside, usually becaus
棄牌
在牌局中把手中的一張牌移除
in a card game, to take a card out of your hand and set it aside, usually because it holds no value or the rules require it
Hiroshi frowned at his hand before discarding the seven of clubs.
Hiroshi 皺眉看著手中的牌，然後棄掉了梅花七。
transitive: discarding + specific card name
Kehinde won the round after discarding her last low-value card.
Kehinde 棄掉最後一張低分牌後贏了這一局。
Priyanka hesitated before discarding, unsure which suit her opponent needed.
Priyanka 棄牌前猶豫了一下，不確定對手需要哪個花色。
The rules forced Diego to keep discarding until he finally drew a heart.
規則迫使 Diego 不斷棄牌，直到他終於抽到一張紅心。
Mei-Lin watched her rival closely before discarding a diamond from her hand.
Mei-Lin 仔細觀察對手後，從手中棄掉一張方塊。
- shed
informal card-game term for discarding
- throw away
casual equivalent used among players
文法句型
discarding + card name
discarding (without object)
用法筆記
Frequently used without a stated object in card-game contexts, where the card being discarded is understood from the situation.
常見錯誤
discarding — 名詞
1. the action of getting rid of something, especially taking a playing card out of
丟棄行為
移除牌或丟棄物品的動作本身
the action of getting rid of something, especially taking a playing card out of your hand during a game
The discarding of old hospital records took the clerks the whole morning.
丟棄舊醫院病歷的工作花了辦事員整個上午。
the discarding of + plural noun
Siti's swift discarding of her useless cards left the other players guessing.
Siti 迅速棄置無用牌的動作讓其他玩家摸不著頭緒。
The discarding of plastic into rivers has harmed wildlife across the region.
將塑膠丟棄到河流中的行為危害了整個地區的野生動物。
Esther oversaw the careful discarding of evidence no longer needed for the case.
Esther 監督了案件中不再需要的證據的謹慎丟棄工作。
Routine discarding of outdated stock kept the warehouse shelves clean and tidy.
定期丟棄過期庫存讓倉庫貨架保持乾淨整齊。
文法句型
the discarding of + noun
2. a playing card that a player has removed from their hand and laid aside, usually
棄牌
牌局中被玩家棄掉的那張牌本身
a playing card that a player has removed from their hand and laid aside, usually because the card has no value or the rules require it
Tariq's discarding — the ace of spades — lay face-up for all to see.
Tariq 棄掉的那張牌——黑桃A——正面朝上攤在所有人面前。
appositive: discarding identified as a specific named card
The discarding turned out to be the queen everyone at the table had been waiting for.
那張棄牌結果是整桌人一直苦等的那張皇后。
What was Anong's discarding? A lone jack, strangely enough.
Anong 棄掉的是什麼？一張孤零零的J，說來也奇怪。
Chidinma glanced at the discarding and immediately knew her opponent was bluffing.
Chidinma 瞥了一眼那張棄牌，立刻知道對手在虛張聲勢。
João's discarding, the two of clubs, told the other players nothing useful.
João 棄掉的那張牌——梅花二，沒透漏給其他玩家半點有用的訊息。
用法筆記
The standard noun for a thrown-away card is 'discard' (without -ing), which is far more common in everyday card-game speech. 'Discarding' as a concrete noun for the card itself is rare and mostly appears when the gerund form is carried over from a running description of play.
3. the act of throwing away or rejecting people or things that society no longer va
丟棄；摒棄；捨棄
將無用的人或物予以丟棄的行為
the act of throwing away or rejecting people or things that society no longer values, treating them as worthless
The company's discarding of older workers during the merger drew sharp criticism from the press.
公司在合併期間捨棄老員工的行為引來了媒體的嚴厲批評。
the discarding of + people — rejection by an institution
Society's discarding of homeless people onto freezing streets is a failure of compassion.
社會將無家可歸者捨棄在冰冷的街頭，是同理心的失敗。
The supermarket's discarding of edible food while families go hungry outraged the local charities.
超市在許多家庭挨餓的同時丟棄可食用食物，激怒了當地的慈善機構。
The factory's discarding of chemical waste into the river poisoned the village downstream.
工廠將化學廢料丟棄在河中，毒害了下游的村莊。
Linh's art project turned the discarding of modern consumer goods into a powerful exhibition.
Linh 的藝術計畫將現代消費品的丟棄現象轉化為一場震撼人心的展覽。
- rejection
broader — includes refusing to accept as well as casting aside
- abandonment
stresses leaving behind, often with a sense of neglected responsibility
- disposal
focuses on getting rid of something permanently
用法筆記
Used as a gerund describing the act of rejection, not as a countable label for a rejected person. To refer to a rejected individual, use 'outcast' or 'reject' instead.