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Card Discard V Dis'kɑ:D V.扔掉,抛弃 英 扔掉,抛弃(Throw Sth

单词 discard
音标 [dis'kɑ:d]
解释 v.扔掉,抛弃
红宝书 【英】 v. 扔掉,抛弃(throw sth out )
【考】 反义词:retain(保留 )
【记】 dis(去掉)+card(纸片 ) →把(废纸)扔掉→抛弃
字源 discard (v.)
1590s, literally "to throw a card away," from dis- "away" + card (n.). Figurative use (in a non-gaming sense) is first recorded 1580s. In the card-playing sense, decard is attested by 1550s. Related: Discarded; discarding. As a noun, from 1742.
不择手段背单词 v. 扔掉; 抛弃 = reject
【记】dis消除, card牌: 原指垫牌-出一张花色不同于先前牌的牌(除了王牌)
【反】retain(vt 保持; 保留)
趣味全助记 【记】dis 去掉 + card 纸牌,从手里扔出一张牌→扔掉

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