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waste BAD USEweIstn [U]an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.浪费That meeting achieved absolutely nothing--it was a complete waste of time.那次会议没有取得任何成果，完全是浪费时间。She's been unemployed for two years and it's such a waste of her talents.她已经失业两年了，这真是极大地浪费了她的才华。It's such a waste of energy to have these constant arguments!这样争论不休，太浪费精力了！I can't believe that beautiful building is still empty--it's such a waste.我简直无法相信那么漂亮的一栋房子还空着----真是太浪费了。It's such a waste giving good food to Dave--he really doesn't appreciate it. [+ v-ing]把好吃的给戴夫真是种浪费----他实在不会欣赏它。My mother couldn't bear waste--she always made us eat everything on our plates.我母亲不能容忍浪费----她总是要我们把碟子里的东西全部吃干净。He's so handsome and yet he's not interested in women - what a waste!他这么英俊却对女人不感兴趣，真是一种浪费！Don't feed that to the dog--it's a waste of a good piece of meat.别拿那块好肉喂狗----那是浪费。Waste ground or land refers to an area of ground in or near a city which is not built on, cultivated or used in any way.荒地The waste ground opposite us is being redeveloped.我们对面的那块荒地正被重新开发。His body had been dumped in an area of waste land just outside the city.他的尸体被抛弃在城外一片荒地里。"Go on, finish off this tart, Paul." "Well, it seems a shame to let it go to waste (= not be eaten/used)."“保罗，接着吃，把那块小烘饼吃完。”“是啊，浪费了也不像话。”(infml) He's a total waste of space (= useless person), that man.那个人，完全是个废物。"What a waste" (title of a song by Ian Dury, 1978)《多么大的浪费》(伊恩·杜里的一首歌名)
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