美
[weɪst]
loss, wrong use, or lack of full use
used, damaged, or unwanted matter
an unused or useless stretch of land; a wide empty lonely stretch of water or land
make no use of, make poor use of; use badly or wrongly, use too much of, use more than is needed; use without a good purpose, fail to get value or benefit from
become or cause to become weak and thin slowly; lose strength by degree
make land, building etc. waste; make useless by damage
got rid of as worthless, damaged, or of no use
empty; ruined or destroyed
"they collect the waste once a week"
"much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"
"mindless dissipation of natural resources"
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"
"the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
"the barrens of central Africa"
"the trackless wastes of the desert"
"a desert island"
"a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
"a wild stretch of land"
"waste places"
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
"You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
"waste heat"
"waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
"The water wastes back into the ocean"
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
"the double agent was neutralized"
"waste not, want not"
"After her husband died, she just pined away"
"The treatment emaciated him"
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
We ascended Mount Hopeless,..nothing but an endless waste of barren rock.
出自： A. Moorehead
He was wasted away to no more than a skeleton.
出自： M. Puzo
由于吃不饱,他们越来越虚弱了。
He's just wasting away and the doctor seems unable to help.
他的体力日见亏损,而大夫好像也无能为力。
Since my aunt's operation, she has simply been wasting away and may not last long.
自从我姑母动手术后,她瘦弱得简直不成样子,可能不久于人世了。
John is wasting away with his illness.
约翰病得越来越瘦了。
He wasted away to a skeleton.
他瘦成皮包骨了。
尽管有许多事等着他去做,但他却浪费时间,什么也不做。
He persuaded me not to waste my time playing games.
他劝我不要浪费时间玩游戏。
She worked hard at her studies and never wasted time adorning herself.
她学习刻苦努力,从不在打扮上浪费时间。
There was no need to waste any energy thinking about it.
没有必要浪费精力去考虑这事。
You must waste no time in finishing the job.
你必须立即完成这项工作。
We should waste no time in acting.
我们得迅速行动。
There is no use wasting time in discussing the matter.
浪费时间去讨论这事是没有用的。
Don't waste your time in watching television.
不要把你的时间浪费在看电视上。
对于自己不争气的人我不打算浪费我的时间。
Don't waste words on him.He is stubborn.
不要在他身上白费口舌了,他很固执。
I won't waste another minute on you unless you're going to help!
假如你不打算帮忙,我就不再对你白费口舌了。
He wasted his time, money and ability on these worthless people.
他在这群无用之辈身上浪费了时间、金钱和精力。
Don't waste your money on that new soap powder, it's no good.
不要花钱去买那种洗衣粉,其效果不佳。
To think of our having wasted so much money on that.
想一想,我们在这上面竟花了这么多钱。
He wasted a lot of time on things that have no importance.
他在不重要的事情上浪费了大量的时间。
Why did you waste time and energy on something so hopeless?
你为什么在这种毫无希望的事情上浪费时间和精力?
He allowed no money to be wasted on luxuries.
他不让把钱浪费在奢侈品上。
The humour is wasted on them.
这种幽默他们并不欣赏。 waste sth (on) v-ing
Don't waste your time on helping underservers.
别浪费时间去帮助那些不值得你帮助的人。
I've wasted too much time fooling around, and I almost ruined my career.
我浪费了太多的时间,无所事事,差点毁了我的事业。
If there is a word you are not familiar with, do not waste too much time worrying about what it might mean.
如果你遇到生疏的词,不要浪费太多的时间去考虑它到底是什么意思。
敌人破坏了整个国家。
The retreating army laid waste the fields and farm buildings along their path.
退守的军队沿途破坏了许多农田和农舍。
Some of the finest cities of Europe have been laid waste by bombing.
欧洲一些最漂亮的城市被炸成了废墟。
误 It's a waste of time to talk with him about it.
正 It's a waste of time talking with him about it.
析 It's a waste of time句型常接 v -ing而不接to- v 作主语。
误 He wasted a lot of time to do things that have little importance.
正 He wasted a lot of time on things that have little importance.
正 He wasted a lot of time in doing things that have little importance.
析 表示“浪费时间〔金钱、精力〕去做某事”可以说waste time〔money,energy〕 (in〔on〕) v -ing,不能说waste time〔money,energy〕 to- v 。
误 He wasted too much time for it.
正 He wasted too much time on it.
析 表示“在…方面浪费”须用介词on或over,不可用for。
