sb/sth + be + dispensable
In many recipes, butter is dispensable.
在许多食谱中，黄油是可省略的。
可分发的；可配给的；可豁免的；可免除的；（体内）可合成的；非膳食必需的；可有可无的；易被替代的。；可省去的,非必需的
可有可无的；易被替代的。
Able to be done without; easily replaced.
可省去的,非必需的
capable of being dispensed with or done without
可分配的；可配发的。
Capable of being dispensed.
可豁免的；可免除的；可废止的。
Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
非必需的；可由机体从头合成而无需从饮食摄取。
Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
In this recipe, salt is dispensable if you are watching your sodium intake.
在这个食谱中，如果你在注意钠摄入量，盐是可省略的。
用法提示：形容词 dispensable 表示非必要或可省略，这里修饰 salt，说明盐不是必需的。
AI contextual example
The company regards the middle management layer as dispensable after the restructuring.
公司认为重组后中层管理层是可省略的。
用法提示：形容词 dispensable 描述中层管理层是可以被裁减或省略的，强调其非必要性。
AI contextual example
Many traditional steps in the manufacturing process turned out to be dispensable with new technology.
在新技术的帮助下，制造过程中的许多传统步骤被证明是可省略的。
用法提示：形容词 dispensable 说明这些步骤不再需要，可以省略，体现了非必要的含义。
AI contextual example
In many recipes, butter is dispensable.
在许多食谱中，黄油是可省略的。
These luxuries are dispensable to our survival.
这些奢侈品对生存来说是非必要的。
The manager considered the old equipment dispensable.
经理认为旧设备是可淘汰的。
grammar · medium
易错句子The document is a dispensability.
正确表达The document is dispensable.
错误将形容词 dispensable 用作名词 dispensability，应直接用形容词作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子This cup is dispensable, so we can throw it away.
正确表达This cup is disposable, so we can throw it away.
混淆了 dispensable（非必要的）与 disposable（一次性的/可丢弃的），这里应使用 disposable 表示可丢弃。
与 dispensable 意思相反：indispensable 指绝对必要，不可省略；而 dispensable 指可省略的。
与 dispensable 读音相近但意义不同：disposable 指用完即弃，而 dispensable 指可省略的。
与 dispensable 近义但用法侧重不同：expendable 常指在危急情况下可舍弃，而 dispensable 泛指可有可无。
可有可无的员工；容易被替代的雇员
He felt like a dispensable employee after the merger.
合并后，他觉得自己是个可有可无的员工。
可有可无的物品；非必需的东西
When moving, they sold or donated all the dispensable items.
搬家时，他们卖掉或捐掉了所有可有可无的物品。
可有可无的部分；可省去的部件
The editor cut several dispensable parts from the article.
编辑从文章中删去了几个可有可无的部分。
可有可无的奢侈品
A second car is a dispensable luxury for most city dwellers.
对大多数城市居民来说，第二辆车是可有可无的奢侈品。
认为某人可有可无
The new manager considered several veteran employees dispensable.
新经理认为几位资深员工可有可无。
对……来说可有可无的
No one is completely dispensable to the organization.
对组织来说，没有人是完全可有可无的。
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