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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

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