waste
noun
uk/weɪst/us/weɪst/wastenoun(BAD USE)
B1[SorU]
anunnecessaryorwronguse ofmoney,substances,time,energy,abilities, etc.:
浪费；滥用Thatmeetingachievedabsolutelynothing - it wasacompletewasteoftime.那次会议根本没有取得什么成果——纯粹是浪费时间。
She's beenunemployedfor twoyearsand it's suchawasteofhertalents.她已经失业两年了，这纯粹是浪费她的才华。
Mymothercouldn'tstandwaste - she always made useateverything onourplates.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 canevenmakestockfrom thebones, 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。
- What acompletewaste oftime!
- It is theheightoffollyand atragicwaste togallopintowar.
- Thisreportisnonsenseand nothing but a waste ofpaper.
- Buying thatsportscarwas asinfulwaste ofmoney.
- Theconferencewas amonumentalwaste oftime.
Wasting
- boondoggle
- dissipate
- dissipation
- down the drainidiom
- fritter
- misspend
- piss
- pisssomethingaway
- prodigal
- prodigality
- prodigally
- profligacy
- spendthrift
- squander
- throw good money after badidiom
- throwsomethingaway
- toss
- tosssomethingaway
- uneconomic
- wastage
wastenoun(UNWANTED MATTER)
B1[CorU]
unwantedmatterormaterialof anytype,especiallywhat isleftafterusefulsubstancesorpartshave beenremoved:
废品，垃圾，废物，废料Thiscityproduces20 milliontonsofhouseholdwaste eachyear.这个城市每年会产生2000万吨生活垃圾。
Heopposesanykindofnuclearwaste beingdumpedatsea.他反对将任何一种核废料倾倒入海中。
Millions ofgallonsofuntreatedhumanwaste(=excrement)flowinto therivereveryday.每天都有几百万吨未经处理的人类粪便排入河中。
Oilspillsarecommon, as is thedumpingoftoxicindustrialwastes.溢油现象很常见，就像倾倒有毒工业废料一样。
TheJapaneserecyclemore thanhalfoftheirwastepaper.日本人对他们一半以上的废纸进行回收。
- Thegovernmentis havingdifficultyfindingasafedepositoryfornuclearwaste.
- Mostpeopledo notwantthiscountrytobecomeadumpinggroundfortoxicwaste.
- She makes abigprofitfromsellingwastematerialtotextilecompanies.
- Liquid andsolidwaste iscollectedin thetank.
- TheJapaneserecyclemore thanhalftheirwastepaper.
Rubbish and waste
- anti-litter
- anti-littering
- debris
- dejunk
- dejunking
- garbage disposal
- gubbins
- high-level waste
- influent
- jetsam
- litter
- muck
- rubbish
- sewage
- sewerage
- shavings
- skip diving
- slag
- spoil
- white elephant
wastenoun(EMPTY GROUND)
waste groundmainlyUK
anareaofgroundin or near acitythat is notbuilton or used in any way:
（城市里或市郊的）荒地Hisbodyhad beendumpedin anareaof wastegroundjustoutsidethecity.他的尸体被胡乱地抛在了城外的一片荒地里。
See also
wasteland
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wastes[plural]
largeareasoflandthat are not used togrowcropsand have fewlivinganimalsorplants:
荒原，不毛之地theArcticwastes ofnorthernSiberia西伯利亚北部的极地荒原地区
Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
- brush
- bush
- Bushman
- desert
- dust bowl
- grassland
- heathland
- marginal land
- moor
- moorland
- mulga
- pasture
- prairie
- Sahara
- the Gobi Desert
- veld
- virgin
- wadi
- wasteland
- wilderness
Idiom
waste of space
waste
verb[T]
uk/weɪst/us/weɪst/wasteverb[T](USE BADLY)
B1
to use too much of something or use somethingbadlywhen there is alimitedamountof it:
浪费；未好好利用You waste a lot ofwaterby taking abathinsteadof ashower.洗盆浴而不洗淋浴，你会浪费大量的水。
Come on, let's getstarted- we've wasted enoughtimealready.快点儿，我们开始吧——我们已经浪费了不少时间了。
Don't wasteyourmoneyon suchjunk.别在这种垃圾上浪费你的钱。
- The way we waste this planet'sresourcesiscriminal.
- A lot ofwateris wasted throughleakage.
- We have tochangethe public'sperceptionthatmoneyis being wasted.
- If you'd got on withyourworkinsteadof wastingtimechatting, you'd befinishedby now.
- Have some morevegetables- it would be ashameto waste them.
Wasting
- boondoggle
- dissipate
- dissipation
- down the drainidiom
- fritter
- misspend
- piss
- pisssomethingaway
- prodigal
- prodigality
- prodigally
- profligacy
- spendthrift
- squander
- throw good money after badidiom
- throwsomethingaway
- toss
- tosssomethingaway
- uneconomic
- wastage
wasteverb[T](KILL)
USslang
tokillsomeone
杀死，杀害，干掉Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polish
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- slaughter
- smother
- snuff
Idioms
not waste words
wasteyourbreath
waste no time
waste not, want not
wasted onsomeone
Phrasal verb
waste away