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| 1 | to use more of something than is necessary , or use it in a way that does not produce the best results 浪费；滥用 |
| Agreat deal of time was wasted arguing over the details of the contract. 许多时间被浪费在对合同细节的争论上。 |
| There were accusations that the government was wasting resources that could be used to improve schools. 人们谴责政府正在浪费可以用于改善学校的资源。 |
| waste sth on sth Why do you waste your money on lottery tickets? 你为什么把钱浪费在彩票上呢？ |
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| 2 | to fail to make effective use of something that is valuable and could help you 未有效利用 |
| It made him sick to see all that hard work wasted. 看到辛苦的工作全都白干了，他很不高兴。 |
| waste a chance/opportunity She had wasted the opportunity to talk to a Hollywood producer. 她错过了与好莱坞制片人谈话的机会。 |
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| 3 | MAINLY AMERICAN very informal to kill someone 杀死（某人） |
| | 3a | to defeat someone easily 轻松战胜 | |
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| - | be wasted on sb
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| if something is wasted on someone , they do not understand it or realize how good or valuable it is |
| （因某人不懂或不明白某物的价值而导致某物）被浪费在某人身上 |
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| Don’ t give the smoked salmon to the children – it’ d just be wasted on them. 不要给孩子们熏鲑鱼，给他们吃就是浪费。 |
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| - | waste your breath mainly spoken
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| used for telling someone not to try to persuade someone else , because they will never succeed |
| 白费口舌 |
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| Don’ t waste your breath arguing with him. 不要白费口舌和他争论了。 |
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| - | waste no time (in) doing sth
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| to do something immediately |
| 立刻做某事 |
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| - | waste not, want not mainly spoken
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| used for saying that people who do not waste things always have enough |
| 勤俭节约，吃穿不缺 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌwaste aˈway |
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| | to gradually become thinner and weaker over a period of time , usually because of an illness （通常因生病而）日趋消瘦，衰弱 |
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