expendable

US /ɪkˈspen.də.bəl/
UK /ɪkˈspen.də.bəl/
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소모품의, 불필요한

of little significance when compared to an overall purpose, and therefore able to be abandoned or sacrificed.

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In war, human lives are often considered expendable.
전쟁에서는 인간의 생명이 종종 소모품으로 간주된다.
The old equipment was expendable once the new system was installed.
새로운 시스템이 설치되자마자 오래된 장비는 불필요해졌다.
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소모품, 희생양

a person or thing that is considered to be of little importance and can be sacrificed.

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The general viewed his soldiers as mere expendables in his grand strategy.
장군은 병사들을 자신의 거대한 전략에서 단순한 소모품으로 여겼다.
In the movie, the minor characters were treated as expendables to advance the plot.
영화에서 조연들은 줄거리를 진행시키기 위한 소모품으로 취급되었다.