discard

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đổ bỏ, vứt đi

BrE /dɪsˈkɑːd/ AmE /dɪsˈkɑːrd/

verb en → vi

past discarded pp discarded ing discarding

1 THROW AWAY [transitive] B1

Đổ bỏ, vứt đi

to throw something away or get rid of it because you do not want it anymore

  • discard something

Collocations discard waste · discard old clothes

  • She discarded the empty bottles.

    Cô ấy đã vứt bỏ những chai rỗng.

2 IGNORE [transitive] C1

Bỏ qua, không chấp nhận

to refuse to consider or accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

  • discard something

Collocations discard a proposal · discard an argument

  • The committee decided to discard the idea.

    Ủy ban đã quyết định bỏ qua ý tưởng đó.