單詞
waste
英 [we?st]
美[west]
基本信息
- n. 浪費；廢物；荒地；損耗；地面風(fēng)化物
- vt. 浪費；消耗；使荒蕪
- vi. 浪費；變消瘦；揮霍錢財
- adj. 廢棄的；多余的；荒蕪的
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英英釋意
- 1. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted;
- "they collect the waste once a week"
- "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
- 2. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly;
- "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"
- "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
- 3. the trait of wasting resources;
- "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"
- "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
- 4. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation;
- "the barrens of central Africa"
- "the trackless wastes of the desert"
- 5. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
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