| 词汇 | waste |
| 释义 | waste noun uk /weɪst/ us /weɪst/ wastenoun (BAD USE)B1[ S or U ] an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.: 浪费;滥用 a waste of timeThat meeting achieved absolutely nothing - it was a complete waste of time.那次会议根本没有取得什么成果——纯粹是浪费时间。 a waste ofShe's been unemployed for two years and it's such a waste of her talents.她已经失业两年了，这纯粹是浪费她的才华。 My mother couldn't stand waste - she always made us eat everything on our plates.我母亲不能容忍浪费——她总是让我们吃光自己盘子里的所有东西。 go to waste to not be used, eaten, etc.: 被浪费掉 You can even make stock from the bones, so that nothing goes to waste.你甚至可以用骨头来做汤料，所以没有什么会被浪费掉。 Each year, the leftover flu vaccine goes to waste. It's not fair to say that all the money and hard work went to waste. A lot of time and money have gone to waste because of a flawed design. We really don't want all this food to go to waste. What a complete waste of time! It is the height of folly and a tragic waste to gallop into war.仓促发动战争是极其愚蠢的行为，是一种可悲的浪费。 This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper.这份报告一派胡言，纯粹是浪费纸张。 Buying that sports car was a sinful waste of money.买那辆跑车浪费金钱，真是罪过。 The conference was a monumental waste of time. Wasting boondoggle dissipate dissipation down the drainidiom flabbily misspend piss piss something away prodigal prodigality prodigally profligacy spendthrift squander throw good money after badidiom throw something away toss toss something away uneconomic unthrifty wastenoun (UNWANTED MATTER)B1[ C or U ] unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed: 废品，垃圾，废物，废料 This city produces 20 million tons of household waste each year.这个城市每年会产生2000万吨生活垃圾。 He opposes any kind of nuclear waste being dumped at sea.他反对将任何一种核废料倾倒入海中。 Millions of gallons of untreated human waste (= excrement) flow into the river every day.每天都有几百万吨未经处理的人类粪便排入河中。 Oil spills are common, as is the dumping of toxic industrial wastes.溢油现象很常见，就像倾倒有毒工业废料一样。 waste paper The Japanese recycle more than half of their waste paper.日本人对他们一半以上的废纸进行回收。 The government is having difficulty finding a safe depository for nuclear waste.政府在寻找核废料安全存放地点时遇到了困难。 Most people do not want this country to become a dumping ground for toxic waste.大多数人都不想让这个国家变成一个倾倒有毒废物的垃圾场。 She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.她将废弃材料卖给纺织公司，从中赚取大笔利润。 Liquid and solid waste is collected in the tank.液体和固体废物集中在箱罐里。 The Japanese recycle more than half their waste paper.日本人将一半以上的废纸回收利用。 Rubbish and waste activated sludge anti-litter anti-littering debris dejunk fumes garbage garbage disposal gubbins high-level waste influent litter muck sewage sewerage shavings skip diving slag spoil white elephant wastenoun (EMPTY GROUND)waste groundmainly UK an area of ground in or near a city that is not built on or used in any way: （城市里或市郊的）荒地 His body had been dumped in an area of waste ground just outside the city.他的尸体被胡乱地抛在了城外的一片荒地里。 wastes[ plural ] large areas of land that are not used to grow crops and have few living animals or plants: 荒原，不毛之地 the Arctic wastes of northern Siberia西伯利亚北部的极地荒原地区 Idiomwaste of space waste verb[ T ] uk /weɪst/ us /weɪst/ wasteverb[T] (USE BADLY)B1 to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it: 浪费;未好好利用 You waste a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower.洗盆浴而不洗淋浴，你会浪费大量的水。 waste timeCome on, let's get started - we've wasted enough time already.快点儿，我们开始吧——我们已经浪费了不少时间了。 waste your moneyDon't waste your money on such junk.别在这种垃圾上浪费你的钱。 The way we waste this planet's resources is criminal.我们这样浪费地球的资源简直就是犯罪。 A lot of water is wasted through leakage.大量的水因泄漏而被浪费掉了。 We have to change the public's perception that money is being wasted.公众认为是在浪费钱，我们必须改变他们的这种看法。 If you'd got on with your work instead of wasting time chatting, you'd be finished by now. Have some more vegetables - it would be a shame to waste them.再吃点蔬菜吧——浪费就太可惜了。 Wasting boondoggle dissipate dissipation down the drainidiom flabbily misspend piss piss something away prodigal prodigality prodigally profligacy spendthrift squander throw good money after badidiom throw something away toss toss something away uneconomic unthrifty wasteverb[T] (KILL)USslang to kill someone杀死，杀害，干掉 Murder & attempted murder asphyxiation assassinate assassination assassination attempt attempt butcher drive-by genocidal genocide gun someone down homicide infanticide polish something off pop off put someone to the swordidiom regicide rub slaughter snuff throttle Idiomsnot waste words waste your breath waste no time waste not, want not wasted on someone Phrasal verbwaste away waste | American Dictionarywaste noun us/weɪst/ wastenoun (BAD USE)[ U ] a bad use of something valuable that you have only a limited amount of: a waste of time/money a waste of talent/ability I felt like being there was just a waste. wastenoun (UNWANTED MATTER)unwanted matter or material of any type, esp. what is left after use: [ C ]hazardous/toxic wastes [ U ]Most people don’t recycle kitchen waste. biology Human waste is excrement. Waste disposal is the process or system for getting rid of unwanted material by burying it, burning it, or dropping it in the sea. waste verb[ T ] us/weɪst/ wasteverb[T] (BAD USE)to use something without care or thought: Why should I waste my time on her? You’re just wasting your money buying that stuff. Idiomswaste your breath waste no time wasted on someone Phrasal verbwaste away waste | Business Englishwaste noun uk /weɪst/us [ S or U ] an unnecessary or careless use of resources or skills: a waste of money/resources/timeThe meeting was a complete waste of time. All departments have been instructed to avoid waste. [ U ] materials or substances with no use or value, for example, ones that are produced when other products are being made: the disposal of waste hazardous/radioactive/toxic waste The company was charged with illegally disposing of toxic waste. household/industrial waste waste adjective[ before noun ] uk /weɪst/us left after what is valuable has been used, and no longer needed: the collection and recycling of waste materials waste verb[ T ] uk /weɪst/us to use more money, time, resources, etc. than is needed: The board decided it could not waste any more time and money developing the product. to not use something in an effective way: waste a chance/effort/opportunityOftel had the chance to create real competition to BT but it has wasted the opportunity. wasted skills/talent waste no time in doing sth to do something immediately: The board wasted no time in appointing a successor. |
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