single-use
adjective uk/ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈjuːs/ us/ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈjuːs/
(产品)一次性使用的
used to refer to a product that can be used once and is then thrown away
Awareness of environmental damage from single-use bags is growing. 人们越来越关注一次性袋子对环境的破坏。
The medicine vials were supposed to be single-use, but staff reused them on multiple patients. 这些药瓶本来是一次性使用的,但工作人员却在多名患者身上重复使用。
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- A great deal of single-use containers end up in recycling bins.
- The single-use camera hit the market just over a decade ago.
- Your acupuncturist should always use sterile, single-use disposable needles.
- The greenest approach for consumers is to drink less water in single-use bottles.