discard /dis'kɑ:d/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) anything that is cast aside or discarded
• (n.) (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
• (n.) getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

Chinese translation

• vt. 丢弃, 抛弃
• vi. 垫牌
• n. 垫牌, 抛弃

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/dis'kɑ:d/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.37 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

discarded, discarding, discards

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