| 单词 | waste |
| 释义 | waste noun¹ 1missing an opportunity to do/use sth浪费adjective | verb + waste | preposition adjective➤absolute, complete, total, utter完全的浪费；彻底的浪费◆the whole thing has been a complete waste of time.整个事情纯粹是浪费时间。➤big, colossal, enormous, great, huge, tremendous大量的浪费；巨大的浪费；严重的浪费▸➤awful, criminal, senseless, shocking, terrible可怕的浪费；可耻的浪费；无意义的浪费；惊人的浪费◆a criminal waste of public money可耻的公款浪费➤needless, pointless, unnecessary, useless不必要的浪费；无意义的浪费▸➤tragic可悲的浪费◆a tragic waste of human life对生命的糟蹋➤expensive代价沉重的浪费▸➤conspicuous明显的浪费verb + waste➤go to浪费掉◆if nobody comes all this food will go to waste.没人来的话，所有这些食物就要浪费掉了。➤cause造成浪费▸➤avoid避免浪费◆try to avoid unnecessary waste.尽量避免不必要的浪费。➤cut, cut down on, reduce减少浪费▸➤minimize将浪费降至最低preposition➤waste of⋯的浪费◆a waste of energy / resources能源／资源的浪费waste noun² 2unwanted substances/things废料；废弃物adjective | verb + waste | waste + verb | waste + noun adjective➤dangerous, harmful, hazardous, poisonous, toxic危险的废料；有害废弃物；有毒废料◆a dump containing hazardous waste含有有害废弃物的垃圾场➤high-level, low-level高放／低放废物▸➤recyclable, recycled可回收／回收的废弃物▸➤agricultural, commercial, industrial农业／商业／工业垃圾▸➤domestic, household, kitchen家庭／生活／厨余垃圾◆all household waste should be disposed of in strong garbage bags.所有的生活垃圾都应放到结实的垃圾袋里进行处理。➤clinical, hospital, infectious, medical医疗垃圾；医院垃圾；传染性废弃物；医疗废弃物▸➤nuclear, radioactive核废物；放射性废物▸➤chemical化学废弃物▸➤plastic塑料废弃物➤electronic电子垃圾◆the vast amounts of electronic waste being shipped to developing countries被运到发展中国家的大量电子垃圾➤green, organic绿色／有机废料▸➤animal, fish, hog, livestock, poultry动物排泄物；鱼的排泄物；猪的粪便；家畜排泄物；家禽排泄物▸➤bodily, body, human粪便；人体排泄物➤factory, mining, slaughterhouse (especially name) 工厂废料；矿场垃圾；屠宰场垃圾◆new regulations on the feeding of slaughterhouse waste to cattle关于用屠宰场废料喂牛的新规定➤garden, plant, vegetable, wood, yard (name) 园艺垃圾；植物性废料；蔬菜垃圾；木材废料；庭院垃圾▸➤municipal市政垃圾▸➤liquid, solid液体／固体废物▸➤energy, food能源废弃物；食物垃圾➤building, construction (name) 建筑垃圾；施工废弃物◆three quarters of all construction waste was recycled.四分之三的建筑垃圾都得到了回收利用。verb + waste➤create, generate, produce产生垃圾◆tonnes of waste are produced every year.每年产生数以吨计的垃圾。➤dispose of, dump, get rid of处理废弃物；倾倒垃圾；清除垃圾◆more people are dumping waste illegally.越来越多的人在非法倾倒垃圾。➤clean up, remove清理／清除垃圾◆the highly expensive task of cleaning up toxic waste清理有毒废弃物这一花费极大的工作➤burn, incinerate燃烧／焚烧垃圾◆an incinerator for burning hospital waste燃烧医院垃圾的焚化炉➤bury, store填埋／存放垃圾▸➤process, treat处理废物◆facilities for processing radioactive waste处理放射性废物的设施➤convert into sth, recycle将废弃物转化为⋯；回收废弃物◆technology to convert solid waste into renewable energy将固体废物转化为再生能源的技术➤deal with, handle, manage处理废弃物◆the best solutions for managing waste处理垃圾的最好办法➤cut, cut down on, minimize, reduce减少废料；把垃圾减到最小量；减少垃圾▸➤eliminate清除垃圾▸➤export, import输出／输入垃圾◆industrialized countries continue to export their waste.工业化国家继续输出垃圾。waste + verb➤contaminate sth, pollute sth垃圾污染⋯◆areas contaminated by industrial waste受到工业垃圾污染的地区waste + noun➤collection垃圾收集▸➤disposal, incineration垃圾处理／焚化▸➤storage垃圾存放▸➤processing, recycling, reprocessing, treatment垃圾处理；垃圾回收利用；垃圾再处理◆a waste processing plant垃圾处理厂➤management废弃物管理▸➤minimization, reduction垃圾最少化；垃圾减少▸➤basket, bin, paper basket (especially bre) 废纸篓；垃圾箱▸➤dump, facility, repository, site, tip (bre) 垃圾场；垃圾处理场所；垃圾存放处；垃圾收集站◆the river was used for years as an industrial waste dump.这条河多年来被用作工业垃圾倾倒场。➤incinerator垃圾焚化炉▸➤pipe (especially bre) 污水管waste noun³ 3wastes areas of ground not lived in or cultivated荒地adjective➤desert, frozen, icy荒漠；冰原◆the frozen wastes of antarctica南极地区的冰原waste verbadverb | verb + waste | preposition | phrases adverb➤(not) completely, (not) entirely, (not) totally（没有）完全浪费；（没有）全部浪费◆in the end her efforts were not entirely wasted.她的努力最终没有完全白费。➤just, simply只是浪费◆you're just wasting your breath. she never listens.你只是在白费口舌，她从来不听别人的话。➤largely在很大程度上浪费verb + waste➤can't afford to, not want to浪费不起；不想浪费◆he didn't want to waste valuable time in idle gossip.他不想把宝贵的时光浪费在说长道短中。➤hate to讨厌浪费◆their father hated to waste energy.他们的父亲讨厌浪费能源。➤be a shame to, seem a shame to浪费⋯很可惜◆it seems a shame to waste this good food.糟蹋了这么好的食物真可惜。➤not be going to, not intend to, refuse to不打算／不想／拒绝浪费◆i'm not going to waste any more time on the problem.我不打算在这个问题上再浪费时间了。preposition➤on浪费在⋯上◆don't waste your money on a hotel room.不要把钱浪费在宾馆房间上。phrases➤no time to waste时间紧张◆hurry up－there's no time to waste!快点儿，没时间了！waste /weɪst/ verb [transitive] 1.to use more of sth than is necessary or useful 浪费；滥用◆we don't want to waste money on equipment that we won't use much. 我们不想在使用频率不高的设备上浪费金钱。◆they are wasting their time trying to break into the us market. 他们企图打入美国市场是在浪费时间。⨁ to waste energy / money / time浪费能源／金钱／时间 2. (usually be wasted) to not make good or full use of sb/sth 埋没；未充分利用◆his talents are wasted in that job. 在那个岗位上，他的才能被埋没了。◆it was a wasted opportunity. 白白浪费了一次机会。waste /weɪst/ noun1. [uncountable; singular] the act of using sth in a careless or unnecessary way, so that it is lost or destroyed 浪费◆the report is critical of the department's waste of resources. 报告批评了这个部门对资源的浪费。2. [singular] a situation in which it is not worth spending time, money, etc. on sth 白费；糟蹋◆these meetings are a complete waste of time. 这些会议完全是浪费时间。3. [uncountable] (also wastes) [plural] materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away 废物；废料⨁ household / industrial / radioactive / toxic waste家用／工业／放射性／有毒废料 waste /weɪst/ adjective [usually before noun] no longer needed for a particular process and therefore thrown away 废弃的；多余的◆waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river. 废水从工厂排到附近的河里。☞ waste☞ waste☞ waste waste nounwaste ♦︎ garbage ♦︎ rubbish ♦︎ trash ♦︎ litter ♦︎ debris ♦︎ scrap ♦︎ refusethese are all words for things that are no longer needed and are thrown away or left somewhere.这些词均表示废物、垃圾。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆organic waste / garbage / rubbish / debris◆household / domestic waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / refuse◆to dump waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / debris / refuse◆to produce waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / debris◆to take out the garbage / rubbish / trash◆waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / refuse disposal / collection◆a waste / garbage / rubbish / trash dump◆a garbage / rubbish / trash / scrap heap◆a waste / rubbish / trash / litter bin◆a garbage / trash can■ waste [uncountable] (also technical术语 wastes [plural]) materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away废料；废物；垃圾◆around four million tons of industrial waste are disposed of each year.每年处理约 400 万吨工业废料。◆the disposal of toxic / radioactive wastes有毒废物／辐射废料的处理◆waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.废水从工厂排到附近的河里。■ garbage [uncountable] (especially name) waste, especially food and other wet material（尤指食物等湿的）垃圾，废物◆the garbage cans had just been emptied.垃圾箱刚刚清空。◆the canal is full of garbage and bits of wood.运河里尽是些垃圾和碎木头。■ rubbish [uncountable] (especially bre) waste, especially paper, cardboard and other dry material that is thrown away by individual people and households（尤指纸张、纸板等干的）垃圾，废弃物，生活垃圾◆the streets were littered with rubbish.街上到处是垃圾。◆over a third of british household rubbish is packaging.英国人的生活垃圾超过三分之一来自于包装。 ➡ see also junk → thing 3 ■ trash [uncountable] (name) waste, especially paper, cardboard and other dry material（尤指纸张、纸板等干的）垃圾，废物◆the subway entrance was blocked with trash.地铁入口处堆满了废物。◆what are these letters doing in the trash?这些信为什么会丢在垃圾里？◆don't forget to take out the trash.别忘了把垃圾带走。■ litter [uncountable] small pieces of rubbish/trash such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place（丢弃在公共场所的）垃圾，杂物，废弃物（如纸张、罐、瓶等）◆there will be fines for people who drop litter.乱扔垃圾的人将处罚款。■ debris /debriː, deɪbriː; name dəbriː/ [uncountable] (formal) pieces of material that are left somewhere where they are not wanted残渣；废弃物；垃圾◆clear away leaves and other garden debris from the pond.把池塘里的树叶和其他庭园垃圾清除干净。■ scrap [uncountable] things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of（可加以利用的）废料，废品◆we sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts could be used again).我们把车卖废品了。◆scrap metal / iron废金属；废铁 ➡ see also scrap → remove 1 ■ refuse /refjuːs/ [uncountable] (formal) waste material that has been thrown away废弃物；垃圾◆domestic refuse can be burnt to produce electricity.生活垃圾可以焚烧以发电。note 辨析 waste, garbage, rubbish, trash or refuse? rubbish is the usual word in british english for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. garbage and trash are both used in american english. inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material; trash more often refers to paper, cardboard and dry material, although you can in fact use either word for either type of waste. waste is used especially when it is considered in very large amounts, and is not often used in the context of the home. it is a general word which can also refer to the solids and liquids that the human body no longer needs.在英式英语中，表示垃圾或废物的常用词是 rubbish。garbage 和 trash 皆用于美式英语。在家居生活中，garbage 常常指残羹剩饭等湿润的废弃物，trash 常指纸张、纸板等干燥的废物，尽管两个词也可以通用。waste 尤指大量的垃圾，不常用于家庭生活的语境。waste 含义很广，还可指人体的排泄物◆there were no toilet facilities and no way to dispose of human waste in a sanitary manner.没有卫生间设备，因此无法卫生地处理排泄物。in british english you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. in american english your garbage and trash go in a garbage/trash can in the street and is collected by garbage men/collectors. refuse is a formal word and is used in both british and american english. refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector.在英式英语中，垃圾是 rubbish，街上的垃圾箱是 dustbin，清理垃圾的人是 dustman。在美式英语中，垃圾是 garbage 或 trash，街上的垃圾箱是 garbage/trash can，清理垃圾的人是 garbage man/collector。refuse 一词用法正式，在英式英语和美式英语中均可使用，refuse collector 与 dustman 或 garbage collector 同义，但用法正式。 ➡ see also junk → thing 3 waste verbwaste ♦︎ lose ♦︎ throw sth away ♦︎ squander ♦︎ blow ♦︎ splurgethese words all mean to use or spend a lot of sth, especially on sth that is not necessary or useful.这些词均表示浪费、挥霍。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow / splurge sth on sth◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow / splurge money◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow a fortune◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow a / an chance / opportunity◆to waste / throw away / squander your life■ waste [transitive] (disapproving) to use more money, time, food, energy, etc. than is necessary or useful; to not make good or full use of a person or opportunity; to offer or say sth good where it is not valued浪费（金钱、时间、食物、精力等）；未充分利用（某人或机会）；白费（好意）◆why waste money on clothes you don't need?为什么浪费钱买你不需要的衣服呢？◆you're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand).你跟他解释是在浪费时间。◆his talents are wasted in that job.他做那工作太屈才了。◆you're wasted as a sales manager－you should have been an actor.你做销售经理太可惜了 － 你应该当演员。◆don't waste your sympathy on her－she got what she deserved.别把你的同情心浪费在她身上 － 她是咎由自取。 ➡ see also wasteful → extravagant ▸ waste noun [uncountable, singular] ◆i hate unnecessary waste.我讨厌不必要的浪费。◆i hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。◆these meetings are a complete waste of time.开这样的会完全是浪费时间。■ lose (lost, lost) [transitive] to waste time, money or an opportunity浪费（时间或金钱）；错过（机会）◆we lost twenty minutes changing a tyre.我们换轮胎耽误了二十分钟。◆hurry－there's no time to lose.快点 － 没时间了。◆we lost a lot of money on that deal.那笔买卖我们赔了不少钱。ⓘ lose in this meaning is less disapproving than waste: it often suggests that time or money has been wasted through an unfortunate accident rather than through sb's fault.表达此义时，lose 较 waste 所含贬义少，常指时间或金钱的浪费不是某人的过错造成，而是不幸事故所致。■ throw sth away phrasal verb(threw, thrown) (rather informal, disapproving) to waste your life or an opportunity or money in a stupid or careless way浪费（生命）；错过（机会）；白费（金钱）◆you had everything you ever wanted and you threw it all away.你曾有过你想要的一切，却都一一浪费了。◆the team threw away a three-goal lead.这个队白白失去了领先三个球的优势。■ squander /skwɒndə(r); name skwɑːndər/ [transitive] (disapproving) to waste money, time, energy or an opportunity in a stupid or careless way浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间、精力或机会）◆the company squandered millions on two dead-end projects.这家公司在两个没有前途的项目上浪费了数百万。◆the team squandered several good scoring chances.这个队白白断送了几次得分的良机。■ blow (blew, blown) [transitive] (informal, disapproving) to waste money or an opportunity in a stupid or careless way挥霍（金钱）；浪费（机会）◆he inherited over a million dollars and blew it all on drink and gambling.他继承了一百多万元，全都挥霍在酗酒和赌博上了。◆you had your chance and you blew it.你本来有机会，但却没有抓住。note 辨析 throw sth away, squander or blow? blow is the most informal of these and squander the least. throw away is used less to talk about money and more to talk about other things. blow is mostly used to talk about money and in the phrases blow your chances and blow it. * blow 是这组词里最不正式的，squander 是最正式的。throw away 较少指浪费金钱，较多指浪费其他东西。blow 最常指挥霍钱财，也常用于短语 blow your chances 和 blow it 中。■ splurge [transitive, intransitive] (informal, sometimes disapproving) to spend a lot of money at one time on sth that you do not really need乱花钱；糟蹋钱；挥霍◆he splurged his whole week's wages on a champagne dinner.整整一周的工资，他一顿香槟晚餐就挥霍得一干二净。waste [uncountable] (also technical术语 wastes [plural]) materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away废料；废物；垃圾◆around four million tons of industrial waste are disposed of each year.每年处理约 400 万吨工业废料。◆the disposal of toxic / radioactive wastes有毒废物／辐射废料的处理◆waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.废水从工厂排到附近的河里。waste [transitive] (disapproving) to use more money, time, food, energy, etc. than is necessary or useful; to not make good or full use of a person or opportunity; to offer or say sth good where it is not valued浪费（金钱、时间、食物、精力等）；未充分利用（某人或机会）；白费（好意）◆why waste money on clothes you don't need?为什么浪费钱买你不需要的衣服呢？◆you're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand).你跟他解释是在浪费时间。◆his talents are wasted in that job.他做那工作太屈才了。◆you're wasted as a sales manager－you should have been an actor.你做销售经理太可惜了 － 你应该当演员。◆don't waste your sympathy on her－she got what she deserved.别把你的同情心浪费在她身上 － 她是咎由自取。 ➡ see also wasteful → extravagant ▸ waste noun [uncountable, singular] ◆i hate unnecessary waste.我讨厌不必要的浪费。◆i hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。◆these meetings are a complete waste of time.开这样的会完全是浪费时间。wastenoun [uncountable, singular] ◆i hate unnecessary waste.我讨厌不必要的浪费。◆i hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。◆these meetings are a complete waste of time.开这样的会完全是浪费时间。wastenoun [uncountable, singular] ◆i hate unnecessary waste.我讨厌不必要的浪费。◆i hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。◆these meetings are a complete waste of time.开这样的会完全是浪费时间。waste¹/weɪst ||; west/verb[t] 1. waste sth (on sb/sth);waste sth (in doing sth) to use or spend sth in a careless way or for sth that is not necessary 挥霍；浪费: ◇she wastes a lot of money on cigarettes. 她把大量金钱浪费在香烟上。◇he wasted his time at university because he didn't work hard. 他大学时代的时间都浪费了，因为他没有用功读书。◇she wasted no time in decorating her new room (= she did it immediately). 她立即动手布置她的新居。 2. (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to give sth to sb who does not value it 将某物给不识货的人: ◇expensive wine is wasted on me. i don't even like it. 给我喝贵酒是浪费好东西─我根本就不喜欢喝。 waste²/weɪst ||; west/noun1. [sing] a waste (of sth) using sth in a careless and unnecessary way 浪费；滥用: ◇the seminar was a waste of time -- i'd heard it all before. 参加这个研讨会真是浪费时间─会上谈的内容我以前全都听过。◇it seems a waste to throw away all these old newspapers. 把这些旧报纸都扔掉似乎有点浪费。 2. [u] material, food, etc that is not needed and is therefore thrown away 废物；废料；垃圾: ◇nuclear waste 核废料◇a lot of household waste can be recycled and reused. 许多家居废物都可以回收再用。 ☞look at rubbish. 参看rubbish。 3. wastes [pl] (formal 正式) large areas of land that are not lived in and not used 荒原；不毛之地: ◇the wastes of the sahara desert 撒哈拉沙漠的荒原 go to waste to not be used and so thrown away and wasted 被浪费: ◇i can't bear to see good food going to waste! 看着挺好的食物白白浪费掉我真受不了！ waste³/weɪst ||; west/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) 1. (used about land) not used or not suitable for use; not looked after （指土地）荒芜的，未开垦的，不能使用的: ◇there's an area of waste ground outside the town where people dump their rubbish. 镇外有一块荒地，人们在那里倒垃圾。 2. no longer useful; that is thrown away 无用的；抛弃的: ◇waste paper 废纸◇waste material 废料 waste1 to waste something2 something that wastes time, money etcrelated wordsoppositesave,to spend a lot of money carelessly 浪费金钱 spend money or time (3),to waste time 浪费时间 spend money or time,see alsorubbish/garbage,get rid of,efficient/not efficient,1. to waste something 浪费某物 waste /weɪst/ [transitive verb] to use time, money, food etc in a way that is not useful or sensible, or use more of something than is necessary 浪费，滥用［时间、金钱、食物等］ i wasted 40 minutes waiting for a bus this morning. 今天早上我浪费了40分钟等公共汽车。 don't leave the light on - you're wasting electricity. 别让灯一直开着——浪费电。 the school kitchen wastes an awful lot of food. 学校食堂浪费大量食物。waste money/time on something bill wastes all his money on beer and cigarettes. 比尔把钱都浪费在啤酒和香烟上。 let's not waste any more time on this. 我们不要在这件事上再浪费时间了。 wasted /ˈweɪstɪd, ˈweɪstəd/ [adjective] something that is wasted is not used in a sensible way, or does not produce a useful result 浪费的；白费的 i felt as if my education had been wasted when i couldn't get a job. 我找不到工作，觉得我受的教育都浪费了。a wasted trip/journey i'm sorry, you've had a wasted trip. mr newton isn't here at the moment. 对不起，你白跑了一趟，牛顿先生这会儿不在。wasted life/years she thought back over the past four years - four wasted years married to a man who almost destroyed her. 她回顾过去的四年——嫁了个几乎毁掉她的男人，浪费了四年的光阴。a wasted opportunity the government could have dealt with the problem there and then. it was a wasted opportunity. 政府本来可以立即处理这个问题，但机会浪费了。 go to waste /ˌgəʊ tə ˈweɪst/ [verb phrase] if something goes to waste or if you let something go to waste, it is wasted because it is not used ［因未被使用而］被浪费掉 local produce often goes to waste because people prefer to buy imported food. 当地的农产品常常被浪费掉，因为人们喜欢购买进口食品。 if no one else wants this, i'll eat it -- i hate to see good food go to waste. 要是没人想要的话，我来吃一我不喜欢看到好好的食物被浪费掉。 we can't let all our hard work go to waste. 我们不能让努力白费。 squander /ˈskwɒndəʳǁˈskwɑːn-/ [transitive verb] to waste something valuable by using it in a stupid way that brings no useful results 浪费，挥霍［有价值的东西］ his family felt he had squandered his musical talent. 他的家人认为他浪费了自己的音乐天赋。squander a chance/opportunity england squandered a golden opportunity to score, seconds before the final whistle. 终场哨声吹响前的几秒，英格兰队浪费了一次绝佳的进球机会。squander away something howard was a terrible gambler, and had squandered away the family fortune. 霍华德是个大赌棍，把全部家产都挥霍掉了。 fritter away /ˌfrɪtər əˈweɪ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to waste something such as time or money in a silly way by using small amounts of it on things you do not need ［在不需要的事上］愚蠢地浪费［时间、金钱等］ fritter away something so many students seem to fritter away their time at college. 那么多学生似乎虚度了大学时光。fritter something away michelle had frittered her inheritance away on extravagant parties and fancy clothes. 米歇尔把继承的遗产都浪费在豪华聚会和华美服饰上。 dissipate /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt, ˈdɪsəpeɪt/ [transitive verb] formal to gradually waste something such as money or energy by trying to do a lot of different and often unnecessary things 【正式】浪费，挥霍，虚耗［金钱或精力等］ she had dissipated her fortune by the time she was twenty-five. 她25岁时已经把她的财产挥霍掉了。 money down the drain /ˌmʌni daʊn ðə ˈdreɪn/ [noun phrase] money that is wasted 白白浪费的金钱 be money down the drain buying nice clothes for you was just money down the drain. all you ever wear are jeans and t-shirts. 给你买漂亮的衣服只是白白浪费金钱。你向来只穿牛仔裤和t恤衫。throw money down the drain the government is throwing tax payers’ money down the drain. 政府在白白浪费纳税人的钱。2. something that wastes time, money etc 浪费时间、金钱等的事 be a waste of something /biː ə ˈweɪst əv something/ [verb phrase] if something is a waste of time, money, energy etc, it annoys you because it uses time, money etc in a way that has no useful results 是浪费某物 a pointless war that was a terrible waste of human life 糟蹋生命的一场无意义的战争 that class was a complete waste of time - i didn't learn anything. 那堂课完全是浪费时间—我什么都没学到。 my parents think going to football games is a waste of money. 我的父母认为看足球赛是浪费金钱。 wasteful /ˈweɪstfəl/ [adjective] an activity or method that is wasteful uses too much money, food, energy etc, without any useful results 浪费的，挥霍的 many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant. 许多人认为那幢耗资六千万英镑的新大楼是铺张浪费。 wasteful packaging 浪费的包装 inefficient /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt◂, ˌɪnəˈfɪʃənt◂/ [adjective] an organization or system that is inefficient does not work well, so it uses more time, money, or energy than it needs to 效率低的；效果差的 an inefficient heating system 效果差的暖气系统 local government in the area is seen as being corrupt and inefficient. 人们认为这个地区的地方政府腐败且效率低。 the factory is inefficient, and its working practices and machinery dated. 这家工厂效率低，工作制度和机器都过时了。☞ waste¹☞ waste²☞ waste³ |
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