waste

中文意思

n. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
n. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
n. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away

n. 浪费
Leaving the lights on all day when nobody is home is a total waste of electricity.
家里没人时整天开着灯是对电力的极大浪费。
n. 垃圾
The factory was fined for dumping dangerous chemical waste into the local river.
这家工厂因向当地河流排放危险的化学垃圾而被罚款。
n. 荒地
After years of neglect, the area near the old station had become a empty waste.
经过多年的废弃，旧车站附近的区域已经变成了一片荒地。
adj. 废弃的
You should throw those old boxes into the waste paper bin in the corner.
你应该把那些旧盒子扔进角落里的废弃纸张回收桶里。
adj. 荒芜的
Nothing could grow in that dry, waste land without water.
没有水，那片干旱荒芜的土地上什么也长不出来。
v. 浪费
Don't waste your time waiting for a bus that will never come.
别浪费时间等一辆永远不会来的公交车了。