waste

[weist]

n.废物, 浪费, 荒地
v.浪费, 滥用, 消耗
adj.荒芜的, 无用的, 浪费的

vt.

1. 浪费; 滥用; 未充分利用[(+on)]

Don't waste your time and energy on trifles.

别把你的时间和精力浪费在琐事上。

2. 消耗; 使消瘦; 使衰弱

3. 使荒芜; 使荒废

The drought wasted the land.

旱灾使田地荒芜。

4. 【俚】杀害, 谋杀

vi.

1. 被浪费

2. 消瘦[(+away)]

She is wasting away from an illness.

她因病消瘦了。

n.

1. 浪费; 滥用[U][S][(+of)]

Doing such a job is a waste of his talents.

做这种工作是在浪费他的才能。

2. 废(弃)物; 废料[U][P1], 排泄物

A lot of poisonous waste from the chemical works polluted the river.

化工厂的许多有毒废料污染这条河。

3. 荒地, 荒野[P1]

Few animals can exist in the frozen wastes of the Arctic.

几乎没有动物能在北极洲冰封的荒芜地区生存。

4. 一大片[S]

5. 消耗, 损耗; 毁坏[U]

6. 忽略不用, 错过[U]

a.

1. 废弃的, 无用的

Throw out that waste paper.

把废纸扔掉。

2. 盛放废物的, 排除废物的

3. 荒芜的; 荒废的; 未开垦的

It was a stretch of waste land.

那是一片荒地。

词形变化

动词过去式: wasted | 动词过去分词: wasted | 动词现在分词: wasting | 动词第三人称单数: wastes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.浪费; 花费; 耗尽

spend  squander  consume  exhaust  use up

vt.垃圾; 废物

garbage  refuse  scraps  dregs  rubbish  

同义参见:

refuse  devour  remainder  dissipate  scrap  consumption  desolation  solitude  loss  pine  shell  rust  expend  moon  

反义:

vt.vi.浪费

save  

反义参见:

spare  thrift  save  accumulate  

英英释义

名词 waste:

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

同义词：waste material, waste matter, waste product

useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

同义词：wastefulness, dissipation

the trait of wasting resources

同义词：thriftlessness, wastefulness

an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

同义词：barren, wasteland

(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

同义词：permissive waste

动词 waste:

spend thoughtlessly; throw away

同义词：blow, squander

use inefficiently or inappropriately

get rid of

run off as waste

同义词：run off

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

同义词：neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, knock off, do in

spend extravagantly

同义词：consume, squander, ware

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

同义词：pine away, languish

cause to grow thin or weak

同义词：emaciate, macerate

devastate or ravage

同义词：lay waste to, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge

waste away

同义词：rot

形容词 waste:

located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

同义词：desert, godforsaken, wild

短语词组

waste away

1. 消瘦

He is wasting away from disease.

他因病消瘦不少。

Waste not, want not.

1. 不浪费, 不缺钱。

go to waste

1. 被浪费掉

It's a shame to let that food go to waste.

浪费食物太可耻了。

lay waste to

1. 损毁

They did not expect the invaders to lay waste to their civilization.

他们没有料到侵略者会破坏他们的文明。

补充

wastewaste英:[weist] 美:[west]n.1.浪费; 滥用We must combat extravagance and waste.我们必须反对铺张浪费。It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。2.废料, 废弃物The river was thick with industrial waste.这条河里淤积了工业废物。3.荒地We traveled through treeless wastes.我们穿过了没有树木的荒地。vt. & vi.1.浪费, 徒劳Don't waste, save!别浪费, 要节省！Hurry up, we're wasting time.快点儿, 我们别再浪费时间了。2.(使)损耗, (使)消瘦The oil resources in some countries are rapidly wasting.有些国家的石油资源正被迅速地消耗掉。The long illness had wasted the old man's strength.长期生病消耗了这老人的体力。vt.1.破坏, 使荒芜Long dry periods wasted the land.长期干旱使土地荒芜了。adj.1.废弃的; 无用的; 荒芜的This is a waste and useless tyre.这是个废弃无用的轮胎。The land becomes waste.这块土地变得荒芜了。

例句

1. It's a waste of money.那是浪费钱。 2. It's a waste of time.那是浪费时间。 3. I thought it was a waste of time moaning about it.我觉得为这事发牢骚是浪费时间。 4. I hate waste.我痛恨铺张浪费。 5. What a waste!太浪费啦！ 6. It's a tragic waste of talent.这么浪费人才, 真可悲。 7. Mexican cookery is economical. Nothing goes to waste.墨西哥烹饪很节约。什么都不浪费。 8. cities laid waste by the decline of traditional industries因传统工业衰退而变得荒芜的城市 9. The aphid is now laying waste to the wheat and barley fields.蚜虫正在彻底毁坏小麦和大麦地。 10. There was a patch of waste land behind the church.教堂后面有一块荒地。 11. I don't like wasting money.我不喜欢乱花钱。 12. I didn't want to waste time looking at old cars.我可不想浪费时间去看旧车。 13. Let's not waste an opportunity to see the children.咱们不要错过了这个看孩子们的机会。 14. We wasted a good scoring chance.我们错失了一个绝佳的进球机会。 15. He was shabbily dressed, the flesh on his bones wasted by whatever disease afflicted him.他衣衫褴褛, 身体被疾病折磨得很虚弱。 16. Amanda took a deep breath, as if the mere act of speaking had wasted her.阿曼达深吸了一口气, 仿佛仅仅开口说话就已经让她筋疲力尽了。 17. You' re wasting your time asking him.问他你就是在浪费时间。 18. In the northwest of China, long dry periods wasted the land.在中国西北，长期的干旱使土地荒废了。 19. This machine wastes a lot of energy.这台机器消耗能源很大。 20. a man wasted by age and disease被岁月和疾病折磨得憔悴的人 21. Please pay special attention to it, or we'll waste our efforts.请格外专心去做，否则咱们的努力白费了。 22. to waste an opportunity错过了(一次)机会 23. The guy was wasted last month.那家伙上个月被干掉了。 24. a wasting disease消耗性疾病 25. The electricity wastes because they often forget to turn it off.因为他们常常忘记关电源，所以费电。 26. Time is wasting too fast.时光飞逝。 27. we can't afford to waste electricity.我们浪费不起电。 28. I don't use the car, so why should I waste precious money on it?.我用不着汽车，那我为什么要浪费宝贵金钱去买呢？。 29. her small talk was wasted on this guest.她跟那位客人的闲聊算白费了。 30. we're wasted in this job.做这工作我们完全是白费了。 31. she was dying of Aids, visibly wasting away.她患艾滋病临近死亡，身体明显消瘦了。 32. [as adj. wasting]a wasting disease.消耗性疾病。 33. these symptoms wasted the patients very much.这些症状使得病人极度虚弱。 34. he seized their cattle and wasted their country.他掠取他们的家畜，毁掉他们的家园。 35. the years were wasting.岁月流逝。 36. ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly.确保废弃的材料得到负责任的处理。 37. plants produce oxygen as a waste product.植物产生的废弃物是氧气。 38. a patch of waste ground.一块闲置的空地。 39. it's a waste of time trying to argue with him.跟他争论简直是浪费时间。 40. [mass noun]they had learned to avoid waste.他们已经学会怎样避免浪费。 41. he was pale and weak from waste of blood.由于失血，他脸色苍白、身体虚弱。 42. nuclear waste.核废料。 43. hazardous industrial wastes.有害的工业废料。 44. the icy wastes of the Antarctic.南极洲大片冰雪覆盖的荒地。 45. a land laid waste by war.被战争完全毁坏的国家。 46. She wastes a lot of money on cigarettes.她把大量金钱浪费在香烟上。 47. 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。 48. She wasted no time in decorating her new room (= she did it immediately).她立即动手布置她的新居。 49. 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。 50. 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。 51. nuclear waste核废料 52. A lot of household waste can be recycled and reused.许多家居废物都可以回收再用。 53. the wastes of the Sahara desert撒哈拉沙漠的荒原 54. 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！ 55. 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。 56. waste paper废纸 57. waste material废料 58. The current system causes a lot of waste.现行体制造成了巨大的浪费。 59. We need to find ways to reduce/avoid unnecessary waste.我们需要想办法减少/避免不必要的浪费。 60. These old computers are still useful. It seems like such a waste to throw them away.这些旧电脑还能用，把它们扔掉似乎太浪费了。 61. Any further investment would be a waste of valuable resources.任何进一步的投资都是对宝贵资源的浪费。 62. The show was a waste of money. [=a bad use of money]这场演出就是糟蹋钱。 63. The lecture was a waste of time. [=a bad use of time]这个讲座就是浪费时间。 64. That role was a waste of her talents. [=a poor use of her talents]她演那个角色屈才了。 65. hazardous waste有害废弃物 66. disposal of industrial waste工业废料的处理 67. waste removal垃圾清除 68. The city oversees waste disposal contracts.市城府负责监督废弃物处理合约的履行。 69. "household waste [=trash, rubbish]"生活垃圾 70. hazardous wastes有害废弃物 71. household wastes生活垃圾 72. liquid/solid waste尿液；粪便 73. a waste treatment plant粪便处理厂 74. the frozen wastes of the tundra冰封的冻原 75. He's a complete waste of space.他是个彻头彻尾的废物。 76. It's a shame to see all that food go to waste.看到那么多食物被扔掉真令人羞愧。 77. They don't let anything go to waste when they're camping.他们野营时不会丢弃任何东西。 78. Don't waste water during the summer drought.夏季干旱期间不要浪费水。 79. He always wasted his money on useless gadgets.他总是把钱浪费在那些没用的小玩意儿上。 80. Turn off the lights so we don't waste electricity.把灯关上，这样我们就不会浪费电。 81. I think he's just wasting my time.我认为他纯粹是在浪费我的时间。 82. We can't afford to waste so much food.我们承受不起浪费这么多食物。 83. We can't afford to waste this opportunity.浪费这个机会，我们可承担不起。 84. She's a good writer but she's wasting her talent. [=she's not using her talent to do the things that she should be doing]她是名出色的作家，但她却在浪费自己的才华。 85. My efforts were wasted.我的努力白费了。 86. He was wasted in that job. [=his talents/skills were not being used in the job]他做那份工作屈才了。 87. Someone wasted him.有人把他谋杀了。 88. The disease caused her to waste away.这种病使她变得瘦弱不堪。 89. We wasted no time getting our tickets. [=we hurried to get our tickets]我们赶紧去取我们的票。 90. waste material/water废料；废水