► 動詞
捨てる [すてる] meaning: abandon rank: 1
☆ 彼は世を捨てて出家した ⇨ He abandoned the secular world and became a monk
☆ 彼は彼女に捨てられた ⇨ He got dumped by her
☆ 彼等は捨て犬・捨て猫を保護している ⇨ They are rescuing abandoned dogs and cats
捨てる [すてる] meaning: throw away rank: 1
☆ ここにゴミを捨ててはいけない ⇨ You can’t throw garbage here
► 成句
捨てる [すてる] [捨てたものではない] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 彼は歌手としても捨てたもんじゃない ⇨ You shouldn’t discard, dismiss, him as a singer. He is rather good as a singer
More examples:
- 彼は人を切り捨てることを厭わない ⇨ He doesn’t mind getting rid of people
- 世の中よくした物で、捨てる神があれば拾う神がある ⇨ Things somehow work out in this world. Some dumps it and then some picks it up
- 端数は切り捨てる ⇨ The remainder will be rounded off
- 芸能界は人を骨までしゃぶって捨てる ⇨ The entertainment world would suck your bones, use you up, and throw away
- 少数は切り捨てる ⇨ Cut off the fraction below zero
- 「勝手にしろ」と彼は吐き捨てるように言った ⇨ “Whatever”, he said as if to spit the words out, angrily
- 彼の程度のゴルフ選手は掃いて捨てる程いる ⇨ There are so many golfers of his skill level that you have to sweep and discard them