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🔑wastewaste1 /weɪst / verb [transitive] waste sth (on sb / sth) to use or spend something in a careless way or for something that is not necessary浪费；滥用◆She wastes a lot of money on cosmetics.她把很多钱浪费在化妆品上。◆Don't waste water – turn off the faucet while you brush your teeth.别浪费水，刷牙时关掉水龙头。◆He wasted his time at college because he didn't work hard.他没有好好学习，虚度了大学时光。 ●be wasted on sb / sthto be too good, intelligent, etc. for someone or something给…用（或吃等）是浪费；被糟蹋◆Expensive food is wasted on me. I don't know anything about it.给我吃昂贵的食物是浪费，我并不懂吃。●waste not, want notif 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 away(used about a person) to become thin and weak, especially because of illness（人尤因病）变得虚弱
🔑wastewaste2 /weɪst / noun - a waste (of sth) [singular, uncountable] an action that involves not using something carefully or using something in an unnecessary way浪费；滥用◆If he gives up acting, it will be a waste of great talent.如果他放弃表演，那将是伟大天才的浪费。◆The class was a waste of time – I'd heard it all before.这堂课就是浪费时间，我以前全都听过。
- [uncountable] material, food, etc. that is not needed and is therefore thrown away废料；废物；垃圾◆nuclear waste核废物◆A lot of household waste can be recycled and reused.许多生活垃圾都可以回收再利用。 ➡ look at garbage, trash1
●go to wasteto not be used; to be thrown away and wasted被浪费；被糟蹋◆I can't bear to see good food going to waste!看见好好的食物要白白浪费我就受不了！
🔑wastewaste3 /weɪst / adjective (only before a noun只用于名词前) no longer useful; to be thrown away无用的；丢弃的◆waste material废料 |