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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

waste

英  [weɪst]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 荒芜的 , 废弃的

    Waste land is land, especially in or near a city, that is not used or taken care of by anyone, and so is covered by wild plants and rubbish.

    NOUN. 名词

  • wastes

    1. [SING 单数型名词] （时间、金钱等的）浪费

    A waste of something such as time, money, or energy is when you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed.

    双语例句

    例：

    It is a waste of time going to the doctor with most mild complaints.

    一点小毛病就去看医生是浪费时间。

    2. [U 不可数名词] 浪费

    Waste is the use of money or other resources on things that do not need it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The packets are measured to reduce waste.

    测量包裹尺寸以减少浪费。

    例：

    The department was criticized for inefficiency and waste.

    该部门因为效率低下、铺张浪费受到批评。

    3. [U 不可数名词] 废物 , 废水

    Waste is material that has been used and is no longer wanted, for example, because the valuable or useful part of it has been taken out.

    双语例句

    例：

    Congress passed a law that regulates the disposal of waste.

    国会通过了一项规范废物处理的法律。

    例：

    the dangers posed by toxic waste.

    有毒废弃物造成的危险。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • waste away

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 变消瘦 , 变衰弱

    If someone wastes away, they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are not eating properly.

    双语例句

    例：

    Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away.

    因患癌症濒临死亡的人会日渐消瘦，而且身体明显衰弱。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • go to waste

    1. 被浪费掉

    If something goes to waste, it remains unused or has to be thrown away.

    双语例句

    例：

    So much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film.

    如果我们被迫把电影缩短一小时，那么他付出的许多努力就会白费，他的才华也将被淹没。

    VERB. 动词

  • wastes , wasting , wasted

    1. [T 及物动词] 浪费

    If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed.

    近义词

    misuse , squander

    反义词

    save

    双语例句

    例：

    There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them.

    原因可能有很多，而他不打算浪费时间对此妄加猜测。

    例：

    I resolved not to waste money on a hotel.

    我决定不把钱白白浪费在旅馆住宿上。

    例：

    The system wastes a large amount of water.

    此系统浪费了大量的水。

    2. [T 及物动词] 错过（机会）

    If you waste an opportunity for something, you do not take advantage of it when it is available.

    双语例句

    例：

    Let's not waste an opportunity to see the children.

    咱们别错过看孩子们的机会。

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