waste
noun
verb
adj
weɪst
noun
1
BAD USE
使用不当
when
something
such
as
money
or
skills
are
not
used
in
a
way
that
is
effective,
useful,
or
sensible
〔金钱或技能等的〕浪费
singular 单数, U
[+
of
]
Being
unemployed
is
such
a
waste
of
your
talents.
失业简直是埋没了你的才能。
Many
believe
that
state
aid
is
a
waste
of
taxpayers’
money.
许多人认为政府援助是糟蹋纳税人的钱 。
What
a
waste
of
all
that
good
work!
真是白辛苦了！
excessive
waste
in
state
spending
政府支出方面的过度浪费
2
go to waste
if
something
goes
to
waste,
it
is
not
used
被浪费掉
Don’t
let
all
this
food
go
to
waste.
别让这些食物白白浪费掉。
3
be a waste of time/money/effort etc
to
be
not
worth
the
time,
money
etc
that
you
use
because
there
is
little
or
no
result
是浪费时间/金钱/精力等
We
should
never
have
gone
–
it
was
a
total
waste
of
time.
我们真不该去 — 那纯粹是浪费时间。
4
UNWANTED MATERIALS
废料
unwanted
materials
or
substances
that
are
left
after
you
have
used
something
废料，废弃物
U
The
emphasis
now
is
on
recycling
household
waste
.
目前的重点是生活垃圾的再利用。
industrial/chemical
etc
waste
proposals
to
end
the
dumping
of
industrial
waste
into
rivers
and
seas
停止向河流和海洋中倾倒工业废料的提议
waste
pipes
污水管
the
disposal
of
hazardous
waste
有害废物的处理
5
a waste of space
someone
who
has
no
good
qualities
一无是处的人
spoken
6
LAND
土地
a
large
area
of
land
where
there
are
very
few
people,
plants,
or
animals
[文] 人烟稀少的地区，荒芜地区; 荒原
plural 复数 | literary
[+
of
]
the
icy
wastes
of
Antarctica
南极洲冰原
icy/frozen/snowy
etc
wastes
verb
7
NOT USE SENSIBLY
不合理地使用
to
use
more
money,
time,
energy
etc
than
is
useful
or
sensible
滥用，浪费〔金钱、时间、精力等〕
Leaving
the
heating
on
all
the
time
wastes
electricity.
让暖气整天开着是浪费电力。
waste
sth
on
sb/sth
Don’t
waste
your
money
on
that
junk!
别把钱浪费在那种垃圾上！
8
NOT USE FULLY
未充分使用
to
not
make
full
use
of
someone
or
something
没有充分利用
usually passive 一般用被动态
Hannah’s
wasted
in
that
clerical
job.
汉娜干那种文书工作是大材小用。
His
talents
were
being
wasted
as
a
lawyer.
他的才华当律师真是浪费。
9
be wasted on sb
if
something
is
wasted
on
someone,
they
do
not
understand
how
good
or
useful
it
is
〔某物〕浪费在某人身上〔因为此人不懂其好处〕
Her
good
advice
was
wasted
on
the
children.
她对孩子们的规劝是白费口舌了。
10
waste your breath
to
say
something
that
has
no
effect
[口] 浪费口水，白费唇舌
spoken
Don’t
try
to
reason
with
Paul
–
you’re
wasting
your
breath.
不要跟保罗讲理了 — 你是白费唇舌。
11
waste no time (in) doing sth
to
do
something
as
quickly
as
you
can
because
it
will
help
you
〔因对自己有帮助而〕不失时机地做某事，赶紧做某事
He
wasted
no
time
in
introducing
himself.
他赶忙作了自我介绍。
12
waste not, want not
used
to
say
that
if
you
use
what
you
have
carefully,
you
will
still
have
some
of
it
if
you
need
it
later
[口] 勤俭节约，吃穿不愁
spoken
13
HARM SB
伤害某人
to
kill
someone,
severely
injure
them,
or
defeat
them
[非正式，美] 杀死; 严重伤害; 击败
informal AmE
14
to
gradually
become
thinner
and
weaker,
usually
because
you
are
ill
〔通常因有病而〕逐渐消瘦 （衰弱 ）
adj
15
waste
materials,
substances
etc
are
unwanted
because
the
good
part
of
them
has
been
removed
〔材料、物质等〕废弃的，无用的
16
waste
land
is
empty
or
not
looked
after
by
anyone
〔土地〕荒芜的，不毛的