a)GET RID OFTHROW AWAYto get rid of something that you do not want or need 扔掉,丢弃
I never throw clothes away.
我从不丢弃衣服。
I shouldn’t have thrown away the receipt.
我不应该扔掉那张收据。
b)to spend money in a way that is not sensible 浪费〔金钱〕
I can’t afford to throw money away.
我浪费不起钱。
c)FAILto waste something good that you have, for example a skill or an opportunity 浪费掉〔本领〕;错过〔机会〕
This could be the best chance you’ll ever have. Don’t throw it away!
这或许是你能得到的最好机会。别白白错过了!
Examples from the Corpus
throw away• I was glad to throw mine away.• Then, with a desperate effort threw himself bodily away.• They found out the kids just threw it away.• Some electionsupervisors simply threw it away, allowing ex - felons to vote in a few counties.• Britain must now throw this opportunity away by electing a Labour government.• I wanted to enclose that regret, to crumple it up, throw it away, get rid of it.• Do we throw the frame away or can we just take a section out and weld a new section in.• Then she pulled the old one out and threw it away, over the edge of the roof.