| [/weɪst; west/] adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] 用法:
1 (of land) that is not (fit to be) used; not inhabited or cultivated （指土地）不（能）使用的, 无人烟的, 未开垦的:
an area of waste ground 一片荒地. 用法:
2 no longer useful and to be thrown away 因无用而可抛弃的:
waste matter produced by the manufacturing process 生产过程中产生的废料. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) lay sth `waste (fml 文) destroy crops in (land, etc), esp during a war; ravage sth 毁坏（地里的）作物（尤指战时）; 使某处荒芜:
fields laid waste by the invading army 被侵略军糟蹋而荒芜的土地. waste 2
[/weɪst; west/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on sb/sth) use sth extravagantly, needlessly or without an adequate result 浪费; 滥用:
Hurry up, we're wasting time. 快点儿吧, 我们别再浪费时间了. *
A dripping tap wastes water. 水龙头关不紧就浪费水. *
Don't waste food. 不要浪费食物. *
All our efforts were wasted. 我们全部的努力都白费了. *
I'm sorry you've had a wasted (ie unnecessary, fruitless) journey. 很遗憾你白跑了一趟. *
I'm not going to waste any more words on the subject. 在这个问题上我不想多费唇舌了. *
She has wasted her money on things she doesn't need. 她花了冤枉钱, 买的是她自己并不需要的东西. *
(fig 比喻) The humour is wasted on them, ie They do not appreciate it. 这种幽默他们并不欣赏.(b) [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态] not make full use of (a person or his abilities) 未充分使用（某人或某 人的能力）:
She's wasted in her present job. 她做现在的工作屈才. 用法:
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] cause (sb/sth) to become weaker and thinner 使（某人[某物]）瘦弱:
His body was wasted by long illness. 他久病体弱. *
a wasting disease 使人瘦弱的疾病 *
limbs wasted by hunger 饿得四肢瘦弱. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) lose/waste no time in doing sth => time1. waste one's `breath (on sb/sth) speak (about sb/sth) but not have any effect （对某人[某事物]）白费唇舌:
They won't listen, so don't waste your breath telling them. 他们听不进去, 不必和他们白费唇舌了. ,waste not, `want not (saying 谚) if you never waste anything (esp food or money), you will always have it when you need it 不浪费就不缺乏（尤指食物或钱）. 用法:
4 (phr v) waste away (of a person) grow unhealthily thin or weak （指人）消瘦, 衰弱. waste 3
[/weɪst; west/] n 用法:
1 [U, sing] (act of) wasting (waste2 1a) or being wasted 浪费; 滥用:
a policy aimed at reducing waste 旨在减少浪费的政策 *
The waste of public money on the project was criticized. 在这个项目上浪费公帑遭到批评. *
It's a waste of time (ie It's not worth) doing that. 做那种事是浪费时间. *
In his opinion, holidays are a waste of time and money. 他认为度假浪费时间和金钱. 用法:
2 [U] material, food, etc that is no longer needed and is (to be) thrown away; refuse 因无用而可抛弃的材料、 食物等; 废料; 废物; 垃圾:
Dustbins are used for household waste. 垃圾箱是盛扔掉的破烂东西的. *
regulations controlling the disposal of industrial waste 处理工业废物的规章 *
radioactive waste from nuclear power stations 核电站的放射性废物. 用法:
3 [C] (a) (usu pl 通常作复数) large area of land that is not or cannot be inhabited or cultivated; desert 无人烟的或不能住人的地区; 荒地; 荒漠:
the icy wastes of the Antarctic 南极地区的冰原 *
the arid wastes of the Sahara 撒哈拉乾旱的沙漠.
(b) dreary scene 凄凉的景象:
the derelict waste of disused factories 工厂被弃置的凄凉景象. 用法:
4 (idm习语) go/run to `waste be wasted 被浪费:
What a pity to see all that food go to waste. 那麽多食物都浪费了, 看著觉得可惜. |