- [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- 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 ExamplesIf 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
- …
- go to
- cause
- avoid
- …
- waste of
- [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 Examplesa 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
- …
- go to
- cause
- avoid
- …
- waste of
- [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%。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentb1Around 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dangerous
- harmful
- hazardous
- …
- create
- generate
- produce
- …
- contaminate something
- pollute something
- collection
- disposal
- incineration
- …
- (also waste matter)[uncountable]
material that the body gets rid of as solid or liquid material 粪便 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dangerous
- harmful
- hazardous
- …
- create
- generate
- produce
- …
- contaminate something
- pollute something
- collection
- disposal
- incineration
- …
- 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
- …
not good use非充分利用
materials材料
land土地
Idioms
a waste of space
- (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!