| 释义 |
wastes [plural] (formal) a large area of land where there are very few people, animals or plants荒原；荒芜地区；人烟稀少的地区◆millions of people were exiled to the frozen wastes of siberia.数百万人被流放到西伯利亚的冻土荒原。☞ waste wastes /wests; weɪsts/[plural 复数]literary a large empty area of land 【文】 ［大面积的］荒原，荒地:◇the icy wastes of antarctica 南极洲的冰原 |