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IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986

waste

noun
 
/weɪst/
/weɪst/
Idioms
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    not good use非充分利用

  1.  
     [uncountable, singular] the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed浪费；滥用
    • I hate unnecessary waste.我憎恨不必要的浪费。
    • It seems such a waste to throw good food away.把好好的食物扔掉似乎太浪费了。
    • I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。
    • waste of something The report is critical of the department's waste of resources.报告批评了这个部门对资源的浪费。
    • What a waste of paper!多么浪费纸啊！
    Homophones waist | wastewaist   waste
    /weɪst/
    /weɪst/
    • waist noun
      • She wore a wide sash around her waist.她腰间系着一条宽腰带。
    • waste verb
      • You can't afford to waste time by waiting.等待浪费不起时间。
    • waste noun
      • Doing such a mundane job is a waste of your talent.做如此平凡的工作是对你才能的浪费。
    • waste adjective
      • Waste products from the process can be made into fertilizer.这个过程中产生的废物可以制成肥料。
    Extra Examples
    • If nobody comes all this food will go to waste.没人来的话，所有这些食物就要浪费掉了。
    • Try to avoid unnecessary waste.尽量避免不必要的浪费。
    • a tragic waste of human life对生命的糟蹋
    • a waste of energy/​resources能源／资源的浪费
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • absolute
    • complete
    • total
    • …
    verb + waste
    • go to
    • cause
    • avoid
    • …
    preposition
    • waste of
    See full entry
  2.  
     [singular] waste (of something) a situation in which it is not worth spending time, money, etc. on something白费；糟蹋
    • These meetings are a complete waste of time.这些会议完全是白费时间。
    • They believe the statue is a waste of taxpayers' money.他们认为这座雕像糟蹋了纳税人的钱。
    • The whole exercise is just a waste of effort.整个练习就是白费力气。
    Extra Examples
    • a criminal waste of public money可耻的公款浪费
    • The whole thing has been a complete waste of time.整件事完全是浪费时间。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • absolute
    • complete
    • total
    • …
    verb + waste
    • go to
    • cause
    • avoid
    • …
    preposition
    • waste of
    See full entry
    3.

    materials材料

  3.  
     [uncountable]
    (also wastes [plural])
    materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away废料；废物；弃物；垃圾
    • household/garden/industrial waste家庭/花园/工业废物
    • hazardous/toxic/radioactive waste危险/有毒/放射性废物
    • Landfills for solid wastes have started reaching their capacity.固体废物填埋场已开始达到其容量。
    • waste disposal (= the process of getting rid of waste)废物处理
    • The private sector plays a significant role in waste management.私营部门在废物管理中发挥着重要作用。
    • Waste water going out into the rivers was reduced by 92 per cent.排入河流的废水减少了92%。
    see also nuclear waste
    Wordfinder
    Extra Examples
    • Around four million tons of industrial waste are disposed of each year.每年处理约400万吨工业废料。
    • the disposal of toxic/​radioactive wastes有毒废物／辐射废料的处理
    • the highly expensive task of cleaning up toxic waste清理有毒废弃物这一花费极大的工作
    • the vast amounts of electronic waste being shipped to developing countries被运到发展中国家的大量电子垃圾
    • Three quarters of all construction waste was recycled.四分之三的建筑垃圾都得到了回收利用。
    • the best solutions for managing waste处理垃圾的最好办法
    • technology to convert solid waste into renewable energy将固体废物转化为再生能源的技术
    • new regulations on the feeding of slaughterhouse waste to cattle关于用屠宰场废料喂牛的新规定
    • facilities for processing radioactive waste处理放射性废物的设施
    • areas contaminated by industrial waste受到工业垃圾污染的地区
    • an incinerator for burning hospital waste燃烧医院垃圾的焚化炉
    • a waste processing plant垃圾处理厂
    • a dump containing hazardous waste含有有害废弃物的垃圾场
    • a ban on waste imports垃圾进口的禁令
    • Tonnes of waste are produced every year.每年产生数以吨计的垃圾。
    • The river was used for years as an industrial waste dump.这条河多年来被用作工业垃圾倾倒场。
    • More people are dumping waste illegally.越来越多的人在非法倾倒垃圾。
    • Industrialized countries continue to export their waste.工业化国家继续输出垃圾。
    • A removable hatch allows access to the waste pipes.一个可拆卸的舱口可以进入废水管。
    Topics The environmentb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dangerous
    • harmful
    • hazardous
    • …
    verb + waste
    • create
    • generate
    • produce
    • …
    waste + verb
    • contaminate something
    • pollute something
    waste + noun
    • collection
    • disposal
    • incineration
    • …
    See full entry
  4. (also waste matter)
     [uncountable] material that the body gets rid of as solid or liquid material粪便
    • The farmers use both animal and human waste as fertilizer.农民把牲畜和人类的粪便都用作肥料。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dangerous
    • harmful
    • hazardous
    • …
    verb + waste
    • create
    • generate
    • produce
    • …
    waste + verb
    • contaminate something
    • pollute something
    waste + noun
    • collection
    • disposal
    • incineration
    • …
    See full entry
    5.

    land土地

  5. wastes
     [plural] (formal) a large area of land where there are very few people, animals or plants人烟稀少的地区；荒芜地区；荒原
    • the frozen wastes of Siberia西伯利亚的冻土荒原
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • desert
    • frozen
    • icy
    • …
    See full entry
Idioms
a waste of space
  1. (informal) a person who is not useful or good at anything无用的人；干什么都不行的人；废物；饭桶
    • You are a pathetic waste of space!你就是个废物！

waste

verb
 
/weɪst/
/weɪst/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they waste
/weɪst/
/weɪst/
he / she / it wastes
/weɪsts/
/weɪsts/
past simple wasted
/ˈweɪstɪd/
/ˈweɪstɪd/
past participle wasted
/ˈweɪstɪd/
/ˈweɪstɪd/
-ing form wasting
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    not use well使用不当

  1.  
     to use more of something than is necessary or useful浪费；滥用
    • waste something Stop wasting time and just get on with it!别浪费时间了，继续干吧！
    • to waste food/energy/resources浪费食物/能源/资源
    • waste something on something Why waste money on clothes you don't need?为什么浪费钱买你不需要的衣服呢？
    • We got straight down to business without wasting time on small talk.我们直接进入正题，没有在闲聊上浪费时间。
    • waste something (in) doing something She wasted no time in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately).她当即拒绝了提议。
    • You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand).你跟他解释是在浪费时间。
    Homophones waist | wastewaist   waste
    /weɪst/
    /weɪst/
    • waist noun
      • She wore a wide sash around her waist.她腰间系着一条宽腰带。
    • waste verb
      • You can't afford to waste time by waiting.等待浪费不起时间。
    • waste noun
      • Doing such a mundane job is a waste of your talent.做如此平凡的工作是对你才能的浪费。
    • waste adjective
      • Waste products from the process can be made into fertilizer.这个过程中产生的废物可以制成肥料。
    Extra Examples
    • Don't waste your money on a hotel room.不要把钱浪费在宾馆房间上。
    • He didn't want to waste valuable time in idle gossip.他不想把宝贵的时光浪费在说长道短中。
    • Hurry up—there's no time to waste!快点儿，没时间了！
    • I'm not going to waste any more time on the problem.我不打算在这个问题上再浪费时间了。
    • Their father hated to waste energy.他们的父亲讨厌浪费能源。
    • The health authority wasted millions of pounds on a computer system that never worked.卫生当局在一个从未运行过的计算机系统上浪费了数百万英镑。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • (not) completely
    • (not) entirely
    • (not) totally
    • …
    verb + waste
    • can’t afford to
    • not want to
    • hate to
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    phrases
    • no time to waste
    See full entry
  2.  
     [usually passive] to not make good or full use of somebody/something未充分利用；使…屈才
    • waste somebody/something It was a wasted opportunity.这白白浪费了一次机会。
    • His talents are wasted in that job.在那个岗位上，他的才能被埋没了。
    • He felt that he had wasted his life.他觉得自己浪费了生命。
    • waste somebody/something as something You're wasted as a sales manager—you should have been an actor.你当销售经理屈才了，你本应该做演员。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • (not) completely
    • (not) entirely
    • (not) totally
    • …
    verb + waste
    • can’t afford to
    • not want to
    • hate to
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    phrases
    • no time to waste
    See full entry
  3. waste something (on somebody/something) to give, say, use, etc. something good where it is not valued or used in the way that it should be白费；糟蹋
    • Don't waste your sympathy on him—he got what he deserved.别把你的同情心白白浪费在他的身上，他是咎由自取。
    • Expensive wine is wasted on me (= because I cannot appreciate it properly).昂贵的葡萄酒浪费在我身上。
    • Her comments were not wasted on Chris (= he understood what she meant).她对克里斯的一席话没有白费。
    • In the end her efforts were not entirely wasted.她的努力最终没有完全白费。
    4.

    kill somebody杀人

  4. waste somebody (informal, especially North American English) to get rid of somebody, usually by killing them干掉；把…废了；杀死

    5. defeat somebody打败

  5. waste somebody (North American English, informal) to defeat somebody very badly in a game or competition（游戏或比赛中）大胜，把…打得落花流水
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French wast(e) (noun), waster (verb), based on Latin vastus ‘unoccupied, uncultivated’.
Idioms
waste your breath
  1. to say something that nobody takes any notice of白费唇舌
    • You're just wasting your breath. She never listens.你只是在白费口舌，她从来不听别人的话。
waste not, want not
  1. (saying) if you never waste anything, especially food or money, you will always have it when you need it勤俭节约，吃穿不缺

waste

adjective
 
/weɪst/
/weɪst/
[usually before noun]Idioms
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    materials材料

  1.  
     no longer needed for a particular process and therefore thrown away废弃的；丢弃的；无用的
    • the disposal of waste material废料的处理。
    • Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.废水从工厂排到附近的河里。
    Homophones waist | wastewaist   waste
    /weɪst/
    /weɪst/
    • waist noun
      • She wore a wide sash around her waist.她腰间系着一条宽腰带。
    • waste verb
      • You can't afford to waste time by waiting.等待浪费不起时间。
    • waste noun
      • Doing such a mundane job is a waste of your talent.做如此平凡的工作是对你才能的浪费。
    • waste adjective
      • Waste products from the process can be made into fertilizer.这个过程中产生的废物可以制成肥料。
    2.

    land土地

  2.  
     not suitable for building or growing things on and therefore not used荒芜的；废弃的 synonym derelict
    • The car was found on a piece of waste ground.那辆车是在一块荒地里发现的。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French wast(e) (noun), waster (verb), based on Latin vastus ‘unoccupied, uncultivated’.
Idioms
lay something waste | lay waste (to) something
  1. (formal) to destroy a place completely彻底毁坏（某地）；把…夷为平地
    • The invading army laid waste to towns and villages on their way to the capital.侵略军在去首都的路上把城镇和村庄夷为平地。
    • an area laid waste by war因战争而荒废的地区
IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986
waste

noun¹

 1missing an opportunity to do/use sth浪費ADJECTIVE | VERB + WASTE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤absolute, complete, total, utter完全的浪費；徹底的浪費◇The whole thing has been a complete waste of time.整個事情純粹是浪費時間。➤big, colossal, enormous, great, huge, tremendous大量的浪費；巨大的浪費；嚴重的浪費▸➤awful, criminal, senseless, shocking, terrible可怕的浪費；可恥的浪費；無意義的浪費；驚人的浪費◇a criminal waste of public money可恥的公款浪費➤needless, pointless, unnecessary, useless不必要的浪費；無意義的浪費▸➤tragic可悲的浪費◇a tragic waste of human life對生命的糟蹋➤expensive代價沉重的浪費▸➤conspicuous明顯的浪費VERB + WASTE➤go to浪費掉◇If nobody comes all this food will go to waste.沒人來的話，所有這些食物就要浪費掉了。➤cause造成浪費▸➤avoid避免浪費◇Try to avoid unnecessary waste.盡量避免不必要的浪費。➤cut, cut down on, reduce減少浪費▸➤minimize將浪費降至最低PREPOSITION➤waste of⋯的浪費◇a waste of energy / resources能源／資源的浪費
waste

noun²

 2unwanted substances/things廢料；廢棄物ADJECTIVE | VERB + WASTE | WASTE + VERB | WASTE + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤dangerous, harmful, hazardous, poisonous, toxic危險的廢料；有害廢棄物；有毒廢料◇a dump containing hazardous waste含有有害廢棄物的垃圾場➤high-level, low-level高放／低放廢物▸➤recyclable, recycled可回收／回收的廢棄物▸➤agricultural, commercial, industrial農業／商業／工業垃圾▸➤domestic, household, kitchen家庭／生活／廚餘垃圾◇All household waste should be disposed of in strong garbage bags.所有的生活垃圾都應放到結實的垃圾袋裏進行處理。➤clinical, hospital, infectious, medical醫療垃圾；醫院垃圾；傳染性廢棄物；醫療廢棄物▸➤nuclear, radioactive核廢物；放射性廢物▸➤chemical化學廢棄物▸➤plastic塑料廢棄物➤electronic電子垃圾◇the vast amounts of electronic waste being shipped to developing countries被運到發展中國家的大量電子垃圾➤green, organic綠色／有機廢料▸➤animal, fish, hog, livestock, poultry動物排泄物；魚的排泄物；豬的糞便；家畜排泄物；家禽排泄物▸➤bodily, body, human糞便；人體排泄物➤factory, mining, slaughterhouse (especially NAmE) 工廠廢料；礦場垃圾；屠宰場垃圾◇new regulations on the feeding of slaughterhouse waste to cattle關於用屠宰場廢料餵牛的新規定➤garden, plant, vegetable, wood, yard (NAmE) 園藝垃圾；植物性廢料；蔬菜垃圾；木材廢料；庭院垃圾▸➤municipal市政垃圾▸➤liquid, solid液體／固體廢物▸➤energy, food能源廢棄物；食物垃圾➤building, construction (NAmE) 建築垃圾；施工廢棄物◇Three quarters of all construction waste was recycled.四分之三的建築垃圾都得到了回收利用。VERB + WASTE➤create, generate, produce產生垃圾◇Tonnes of waste are produced every year.每年產生數以噸計的垃圾。➤dispose of, dump, get rid of處理廢棄物；傾倒垃圾；清除垃圾◇More people are dumping waste illegally.越來越多的人在非法傾倒垃圾。➤clean up, remove清理／清除垃圾◇the highly expensive task of cleaning up toxic waste清理有毒廢棄物這一花費極大的工作➤burn, incinerate燃燒／焚燒垃圾◇an incinerator for burning hospital waste燃燒醫院垃圾的焚化爐➤bury, store填埋／存放垃圾▸➤process, treat處理廢物◇facilities for processing radioactive waste處理放射性廢物的設施➤convert into sth, recycle將廢棄物轉化為⋯；回收廢棄物◇technology to convert solid waste into renewable energy將固體廢物轉化為再生能源的技術➤deal with, handle, manage處理廢棄物◇the best solutions for managing waste處理垃圾的最好辦法➤cut, cut down on, minimize, reduce減少廢料；把垃圾減到最小量；減少垃圾▸➤eliminate清除垃圾▸➤export, import輸出／輸入垃圾◇Industrialized countries continue to export their waste.工業化國家繼續輸出垃圾。WASTE + VERB➤contaminate sth, pollute sth垃圾污染⋯◇areas contaminated by industrial waste受到工業垃圾污染的地區WASTE + NOUN➤collection垃圾收集▸➤disposal, incineration垃圾處理／焚化▸➤storage垃圾存放▸➤processing, recycling, reprocessing, treatment垃圾處理；垃圾回收利用；垃圾再處理◇a waste processing plant垃圾處理廠➤management廢棄物管理▸➤minimization, reduction垃圾最少化；垃圾減少▸➤basket, bin, paper basket (especially BrE) 廢紙簍；垃圾箱▸➤dump, facility, repository, site, tip (BrE) 垃圾場；垃圾處理場所；垃圾存放處；垃圾收集站◇The river was used for years as an industrial waste dump.這條河多年來被用作工業垃圾傾倒場。➤incinerator垃圾焚化爐▸➤pipe (especially BrE) 污水管
waste

noun³

 3wastes areas of ground not lived in or cultivated荒地ADJECTIVE➤desert, frozen, icy荒漠；冰原◇the frozen wastes of Antarctica南極地區的冰原
waste

verb

ADVERB | VERB + WASTE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤(not) completely, (not) entirely, (not) totally（沒有）完全浪費；（沒有）全部浪費◇In the end her efforts were not entirely wasted.她的努力最終沒有完全白費。➤just, simply只是浪費◇You're just wasting your breath. She never listens.你只是在白費口舌，她從來不聽別人的話。➤largely在很大程度上浪費VERB + WASTE➤can't afford to, not want to浪費不起；不想浪費◇He didn't want to waste valuable time in idle gossip.他不想把寶貴的時光浪費在說長道短中。➤hate to討厭浪費◇Their father hated to waste energy.他們的父親討厭浪費能源。➤be a shame to, seem a shame to浪費⋯很可惜◇It seems a shame to waste this good food.糟蹋了這麼好的食物真可惜。➤not be going to, not intend to, refuse to不打算／不想／拒絕浪費◇I'm not going to waste any more time on the problem.我不打算在這個問題上再浪費時間了。PREPOSITION➤on浪費在⋯上◇Don't waste your money on a hotel room.不要把錢浪費在賓館房間上。PHRASES➤no time to waste時間緊張◇Hurry up－there's no time to waste!快點兒，沒時間了！
IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986
waste noun
⇨ waste (industrial waste) ⇨ desert (the wastes of Siberia) waste

noun

waste ♦︎ garbage ♦︎ rubbish ♦︎ trash ♦︎ litter ♦︎ debris ♦︎ scrap ♦︎ refuseThese are all words for things that are no longer needed and are thrown away or left somewhere. 这些词均表示废物、垃圾。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆organic waste / garbage / rubbish / debris◆household / domestic waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / refuse◆to dump waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / debris / refuse◆to produce waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / debris◆to take out the garbage / rubbish / trash◆waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / refuse disposal / collection◆a waste / garbage / rubbish / trash dump◆a garbage / rubbish / trash / scrap heap◆a waste / rubbish / trash / litter bin◆a garbage / trash can■ waste [uncountable] ( technical 术语 wastes [plural]) materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away 废料；废物；垃圾◆Around four million tons of industrial waste are disposed of each year.每年处理约400万吨工业废料。◆the disposal of toxic / radioactive wastes有毒废物／辐射废料的处理◆Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.废水从工厂排到附近的河里。■ garbage [uncountable] (especially NAmE) waste, especially food and other wet material （尤指食物等湿的）垃圾，废物◆The garbage cans had just been emptied.垃圾箱刚刚清空。◆The canal is full of garbage and bits of wood.运河里尽是些垃圾和碎木头。■ rubbish [uncountable] (especially BrE) waste, especially paper, cardboard and other dry material that is thrown away by individual people and households （尤指纸张、纸板等干的）垃圾，废弃物，生活垃圾◆The streets were littered with rubbish.街上到处是垃圾。◆Over a third of British household rubbish is packaging.英国人的生活垃圾超过三分之一来自于包装。  see also junk ⇨ thing 3 ■ trash [uncountable] (NAmE) waste, especially paper, cardboard and other dry material （尤指纸张、纸板等干的）垃圾，废物◆The subway entrance was blocked with trash.地铁入口处堆满了废物。◆What are these letters doing in the trash?这些信为什么会丢在垃圾里？◆Don't forget to take out the trash.别忘了把垃圾带走。■ litter [uncountable] small pieces of rubbish/trash such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place （丢弃在公共场所的）垃圾，杂物，废弃物（如纸张、罐、瓶等）◆There will be fines for people who drop litter.乱扔垃圾的人将处罚款。■ debris ˈdebriː, ˈdeɪbriː; NAmE dəˈbriː[uncountable] (formal) pieces of material that are left somewhere where they are not wanted 残渣；废弃物；垃圾◆Clear away leaves and other garden debris from the pond.把池塘里的树叶和其他庭园垃圾清除干净。■ scrap [uncountable] things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of （可加以利用的）废料，废品◆We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts could be used again).我们把车卖废品了。◆scrap metal / iron废金属；废铁  see also scrap ⇨ remove 1 ■ refuse ˈrefjuːs [uncountable] (formal) waste material that has been thrown away 废弃物；垃圾◆Domestic refuse can be burnt to produce electricity.生活垃圾可以焚烧以发电。NOTE 辨析 Waste, garbage, rubbish, trash or refuse? Rubbish is the usual word in British English for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. Garbage and trash are both used in American English. Inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material; trash more often refers to paper, cardboard and dry material, although you can in fact use either word for either type of waste. Waste is used especially when it is considered in very large amounts, and is not often used in the context of the home. It is a general word which can also refer to the solids and liquids that the human body no longer needs. 在英式英语中，表示垃圾或废物的常用词是rubbish。garbage和trash皆用于美式英语。在家居生活中，garbage常常指残羹剩饭等湿润的废弃物，trash常指纸张、纸板等干燥的废物，尽管两个词也可以通用。waste尤指大量的垃圾，不常用于家庭生活的语境。waste含义很广，还可指人体的排泄物◆There were no toilet facilities and no way to dispose of human waste in a sanitary manner.没有卫生间设备，因此无法卫生地处理排泄物。In British English you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. In American English your garbage and trash go in a garbage/trash can in the street and is collected by garbage men/collectors. Refuse is a formal word and is used in both British and American English. Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector. 在英式英语中，垃圾是rubbish，街上的垃圾箱是dustbin，清理垃圾的人是dustman。在美式英语中，垃圾是garbage或trash，街上的垃圾箱是garbage/trash can，清理垃圾的人是garbage man/collector。refuse一词用法正式，在英式英语和美式英语中均可使用，refuse collector与dustman或garbage collector同义，但用法正式。   see also junk ⇨ thing 3 waste

verb

waste ♦︎ lose ♦︎ throw sth away ♦︎ squander ♦︎ blow ♦︎ splurgeThese words all mean to use or spend a lot of sth, especially on sth that is not necessary or useful. 这些词均表示浪费、挥霍。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow / splurge sth on sth◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow / splurge money◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow a fortune◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow a / an chance / opportunity◆to waste / throw away / squander your life■ waste [transitive] (disapproving) to use more money, time, food, energy, etc. than is necessary or useful; to not make good or full use of a person or opportunity; to offer or say sth good where it is not valued 浪费（金钱、时间、食物、精力等）；未充分利用（某人或机会）；白费（好意）◆Why waste money on clothes you don't need?为什么浪费钱买你不需要的衣服呢？◆You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand).你跟他解释是在浪费时间。◆His talents are wasted in that job.他做那工作太屈才了。◆You're wasted as a sales manager－you should have been an actor.你做销售经理太可惜了－你应该当演员。◆Don't waste your sympathy on her－she got what she deserved.别把你的同情心浪费在她身上－她是咎由自取。  see also wasteful ⇨ extravagant ▸ waste

noun

 [uncountable, singular] ◆I hate unnecessary waste.我讨厌不必要的浪费。◆I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。◆These meetings are a complete waste of time.开这样的会完全是浪费时间。■ lose (lost, lost) [transitive] to waste time, money or an opportunity 浪费（时间或金钱）；错过（机会）◆We lost twenty minutes changing a tyre.我们换轮胎耽误了二十分钟。◆Hurry－there's no time to lose.快点－没时间了。◆We lost a lot of money on that deal.那笔买卖我们赔了不少钱。ⓘ Lose in this meaning is less disapproving than waste: it often suggests that time or money has been wasted through an unfortunate accident rather than through sb's fault. 表达此义时，lose较waste所含贬义少，常指时间或金钱的浪费不是某人的过错造成，而是不幸事故所致。■ ˌthrow sth aˈway

phrasal verb

(threw, thrown) (rather informal, disapproving) to waste your life or an opportunity or money in a stupid or careless way 浪费（生命）；错过（机会）；白费（金钱）◆You had everything you ever wanted and you threw it all away.你曾有过你想要的一切，却都一一浪费了。◆The team threw away a three-goal lead.这个队白白失去了领先三个球的优势。■ squander ˈskwɒndə(r); NAmE ˈskwɑːndər [transitive] (disapproving) to waste money, time, energy or an opportunity in a stupid or careless way 浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间、精力或机会）◆The company squandered millions on two dead-end projects.这家公司在两个没有前途的项目上浪费了数百万。◆The team squandered several good scoring chances.这个队白白断送了几次得分的良机。■ blow (blew, blown) [transitive] (informal, disapproving) to waste money or an opportunity in a stupid or careless way 挥霍（金钱）；浪费（机会）◆He inherited over a million dollars and blew it all on drink and gambling.他继承了一百多万元，全都挥霍在酗酒和赌博上了。◆You had your chance and you blew it.你本来有机会，但却没有抓住。NOTE 辨析 Throw sth away, squander or blow? Blow is the most informal of these and squander the least. Throw away is used less to talk about money and more to talk about other things. Blow is mostly used to talk about money and in the phrases blow your chances and blow it. * blow是这组词里最不正式的，squander是最正式的。throw away较少指浪费金钱，较多指浪费其他东西。blow最常指挥霍钱财，也常用于短语blow your chances和blow it中。■ splurge [transitive, intransitive] (informal, sometimes disapproving) to spend a lot of money at one time on sth that you do not really need 乱花钱；糟蹋钱；挥霍◆He splurged his whole week's wages on a champagne dinner.整整一周的工资，他一顿香槟晚餐就挥霍得一干二净。
IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986

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