reusable

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reusable — 形容詞

  • reusablepositive
  • more reusablecomparative
  • most reusablesuperlative

1. made or intended to be used many times instead of being thrown away after a sing

1.形容詞B1
釋義

可重複使用

可多次使用，非一次性

made or intended to be used many times instead of being thrown away after a single use — common when talking about reducing waste and packaging.

例句

The café on Elm Street now gives customers reusable metal straws instead of plastic ones.

Elm Street 那家咖啡館現在提供顧客可重複使用的金屬吸管，不再使用塑膠吸管。

attributive: reusable + [product type]

These shopping bags are reusable — just fold them up and bring them next time.

這些購物袋可以重複使用——摺起來下次再帶來就好。

predicative: be + reusable

常見搭配
  • reusable bag
  • reusable bottle
  • reusable container
  • reusable cup
  • reusable straw
  • reusable packaging
  • reusable mask
  • reusable water bottle
同義詞
  • refillable

    specifically for containers that can be filled with the same product again (e.g. a refillable ink cartridge)

  • multi-use

    a general synonym, less common than 'reusable', often used in product labelling

  • recyclable

    related but distinct — recyclable items are processed into raw materials, not necessarily used again as the same item

反義詞
  • disposable

    designed to be thrown away after a single use

  • single-use

    intended for only one use, the opposite goal of reusability

文法句型

reusable + noun (attributive)

be + reusable (predicative)

用法筆記

Frequently appears in discussions about sustainability and waste reduction. Can be used both before a noun (attributive) and after a linking verb such as 'be' (predicative).

常見錯誤

We buy reusable energy for our house.
We buy renewable energy for our house.
'reusable' describes items you can use again; 'renewable' describes energy sources that replenish naturally.
These reusable cups are recyclable, so you can wash them and use them again.
These cups are reusable, so you can wash them and use them again.
'reusable' means you can use the same item again; 'recyclable' means the material can be processed into something new.

同根字

  • reuse
    動詞B1
  • reusability
    名詞C1

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