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| 1 | singular/U the failure to use something valuable in an effective way , so that it does not produce the benefits that it could 浪费；滥用；未充分利用 |
| All this uneaten food – what a waste! 这么多食物没吃，真是太浪费了！ |
| acampaign to increase efficiency and reduce waste in government departments 政府部门开展的增效节约运动 |
| +of a waste of young talent 青年人才的浪费 |
| There was growing opposition to the war and its senseless waste of life. 反对战争和无谓地牺牲生命的呼声日益高涨。 |
| go to waste (=be spoiled or thrown away) The cherries will just go to waste if we don’ t pick them soon. 被毁坏；被浪费掉 |
| | 1a | singular a situation in which time , money , or energy is used without bringing any useful result （时间、金钱或精力的）浪费 | | awaste of time/money/effort etc It’ s a waste of time trying to get her to change her mind. 试图让她改变主意是浪费时间。 | | They said a public enquiry would just be a waste of taxpayers’ money. 他们说公开调查只会浪费纳税人的钱。 | |
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| 2 | C/U the useless materials, substances, or parts that are left after you use something 废料；废（弃）物 |
| Abill was introduced to clean up toxic wastes from local factories. 已经提出了一项清除当地工厂排放的有毒废料的议案。 |
| acontroversy over the storage of nuclear waste 对核废料储存的争论 |
| human waste (=substances that your body gets rid of when you go to the toilet) （人的）排泄物，粪便 |
| The process recycles domestic waste to produce fertilizer. 该工序回收生活垃圾，利用它来生产肥料。 |
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| 3 | C usually plural a large area of empty land 大片荒地；荒芜地区 |
| the desert’ s sandy wastes 这片沙漠上的沙质荒地 |
| PHRASE |
| - | awaste of space informal
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| an insulting way of referring to someone or something that is completely useless |
| （侮辱性用语）一无是处的人（或物） |
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| Words frequently used with waste | | waste 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | domestic, hazardous, industrial, nuclear, radioactive, toxic, | 2 | | | |
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