wasting
present participle ofwaste
| 单词 | wasting |
| 释义 | wasting present participle ofwaste 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: You waste a lot ofwaterby taking abathinsteadof ashower. Come on, let's getstarted- we've wasted enoughtimealready. Don't wasteyourmoneyon suchjunk.
Wasting
wasteverb[T](KILL)USslang tokillsomeone Murder & attempted murder
Idiomsnot waste words wasteyourbreath waste no time waste not, want not wasted onsomeone Phrasal verbwaste away Examplesofwastingwasting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Wastingtime scanning too much information in order to get a complex picture of various factors can be fatal in real life conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus Lower limbs are affected more than upper limbs, but foot and wrist drop, distal muscle weakness andwastingmay be noted. From theCambridge English Corpus If the original copy has been discarded then another copy will have to be made, thuswastingresources. From theCambridge English Corpus Other features of motor neuron disease are generalized muscular weakness,wasting, fasciculation and brisk reflexes, though sensation is intact. From theCambridge English Corpus The article suggested the strategy of living with the vine louse rather thanwastinghuge amounts in attempts to eradicate it. From theCambridge English Corpus Thewastingsyndrome was reversed by placing the animals on a high protein diet. From theCambridge English Corpus These are oedema, growth failure, musclewastingwith retention of some subcutaneous fat and psychomotor change. From theCambridge English Corpus The small heart in kwashiorkor is due to musclewasting. From theCambridge English Corpus This presents withwastingand pain in the proximal muscles of the leg, usually with return of function over 3-18 months. From theCambridge English Corpus We need to develop cooperative partnerships for guideline development to replace traditional competitive approaches that arewastingresources. From theCambridge English Corpus Skeletal muscle involvement includes ptosis, facial diplegia, weakness andwastingof sternomastoid, predominantly distal limb weakness, and myotonia. From theCambridge English Corpus She criticized women forwastingtheir minds on frivolous poetry that was pleasing to hear but devoid of any lasting value. From theCambridge English Corpus That would mean warming up, psyching up, and probablywastinga good reed. From theCambridge English Corpus If they do not have that, they arewastingtheir time. From theCambridge English Corpus Emphasis will be given to initiatives supporting the weakest groups by identifying real need, not bywastingresources on negligible benefits in all directions. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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