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dispensable adj.不是必要的,可有可无的 If robots are invented to do most of the jobs in the world, human workers will become dispensable, or unneeded. Likewise, many home chefs might insist that if you have a really good, sharp knife, other tools like peelers and choppers and food processors are completely dispensable. The earliest definition of this word was "subject to dispensation," from the Latin dispensare, "disburse or distribute," although by the 1640s dispensable meant "that which can be done without." ☆☆☆☆☆ 2004.1

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[di'spensəb(ə)l] Something that's dispensable isn't necessary — you don't really need it. Your vintage typewriter is cool, but it's also dispensable, since you can type and print with your laptop. Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]非必要的；可有可无的；不重要的 If someone or something is dispensable they are not really needed.   [usu v-link ADJ]All those people in the middle are dispensable.所有那些立场骑墙的人都可要可不要。

英语单词	dispensable
英美音标	[di'spensəb(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.不是必要的,可有可无的
vocab简明	Something that's dispensable isn't necessary — you don't really need it. Your vintage typewriter is cool, but it's also dispensable, since you can type and print with your laptop.
vocab扩展	If robots are invented to do most of the jobs in the world, human workers will become dispensable, or unneeded. Likewise, many home chefs might insist that if you have a really good, sharp knife, other tools like peelers and choppers and food processors are completely dispensable. The earliest definition of this word was "subject to dispensation," from the Latin dispensare, "disburse or distribute," although by the 1640s dispensable meant "that which can be done without."
真题原句	Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters.
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]非必要的；可有可无的；不重要的 If someone or something is dispensable they are not really needed. [usu v-link ADJ] All those people in the middle are dispensable. 所有那些立场骑墙的人都可要可不要。
来源	2004.1

Dispensable Di'spensəb(ə)L Adj.不是必要的,可有可无的 Vintage Typewriter Cool Type Print