waste 英 [weɪst]
美 [west]
第三人称单数:wastes
现在分词:wasting
过去式:wasted
过去分词:wasted
waste 词典解释
名词浪费,白费,挥霍钱财;废料,废品,废物;荒地,荒芜;消耗(量),损耗
及物/不及物动词浪费;徒劳;(使)损耗;(使)消瘦
及物动词破坏;干掉;(游戏或比赛中)大胜
形容词废弃的, 无用的, 荒芜的
waste 情景对话
生意场上
A:
I would suggest that you use this material instead of that .
我建议你改用这种替代那种。
B:
But that costs more .
可是那样成本较高。
A:
But you will get less waste from this .
但可以减少浪费。
B:
We‘ll try it once .
那么就试一次看看吧。
咨询
A:
The last order didn‘t work out too well for us
上回订的货用起来不怎么顺。
A:
We were developing too much waste .
生产出来的废品太多了。
B:
I suggest you go up to our next higher price level.
我建议您采用我们价格再高一级的货
时尚
A:
Wow, I love those jeans! Are they designer jeans?
哇,我喜欢那些牛仔裤。他们是名牌吗?
B:
I don’t know. My mother just gave them to me.
我不知道,是我妈妈给我的。
A:
Let me see. These are really expensive jeans! Your mother must really love you.
让我看看。这牛仔裤真的很贵。你的妈妈一定很爱你。
B:
I guess. I don’t really like designer clothes though. I don’t know why people spend so much money on a piece of clothing. The money could be spent in a much better way.
我想是的。可我不怎么喜欢名牌衣服。我不明白为什么人们要在一件衣服上花这么多的钱。钱应该花在更好的地方。
A:
Well, if you decide you don’t want them, let me know. I’m sure I could find someone who would like to wear them.
如果你决定不想要他们就告诉我,我保证可以找到喜欢穿它的人。
B:
Do you have a lot of brand name clothes?
你有很多名牌衣服吗?
A:
I wouldn’t wear anything that wasn’t a brand name.
我不穿没有牌子的衣服。
B:
Really? You must spend a lot of money on clothing then.
真的吗?那你一定在衣服上花了很多钱。
A:
I do, but I think it’s worth it. People treat you differently when you have nice clothing on.
是的,但是我觉得值得。当你穿好衣服时人们对你的态度都不一样。
B:
Do you think that’s true?
你认为确实是那样吗?
A:
Sure. Pay attention as you walk down the street in those jeans. People will be looking.
当然。当你穿着那条牛仔裤在街上走的时候你留意一下,人们会注意你。
B:
I don’t believe it. I think designer clothing is a complete waste of money. Especially when you can’t afford it!
我不相信。我认为品牌衣服完全是浪费钱,尤其是当你买不起的时候。
A:
To each their own, I guess!
我想,各人有各人的想法吧!
waste 词典例句
及物动词
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He was wasted by disease.
他因患病而虚弱。
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Long dry periods wasted the land.
长期的干旱使土地荒芜。
不及物动词
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Turn the water off. Don't let it waste.
把水关上,别让它白白流掉。
名词
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The city was burnt to a desolate waste.
这城市被焚毁成废墟。
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A lot of poisonous waste from the chemical works polluted the river.
化工厂的许多有毒废料污染这条河。
waste 网络解释
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废料
...高科技还需要废料(Waste). 说的好乱,但是其实游戏中的产业链也确实错综复杂,少了任何原料,就会导致成本过高,然后企业破产倒闭. 在加上,不同的工业类型需要不同的人群,所以作为市长,就真的需要小心翼翼,纵观全局. 哦. 对了....
waste 英英释义
noun
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useless or profitless activity
using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
e.g. if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
e.g. mindless dissipation of natural resources
Synonym: wastefulness dissipation
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(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Synonym: permissive waste
-
the trait of wasting resources
e.g. a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste
e.g. the wastefulness of missed opportunities
Synonym: thriftlessness wastefulness
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an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
e.g. the barrens of central Africa
e.g. the trackless wastes of the desert
Synonym: barren wasteland
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any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
e.g. they collect the waste once a week
e.g. much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
Synonym: waste material waste matter waste product
verb
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become physically weaker
e.g. Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
Synonym: rot
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cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
e.g. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Synonym: lay waste to devastate desolate ravage scourge
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cause to grow thin or weak
e.g. The treatment emaciated him
Synonym: emaciate macerate
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lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
e.g. After her husband died, she just pined away
Synonym: pine away languish
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spend extravagantly
e.g. waste not, want not
Synonym: consume squander ware
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use inefficiently or inappropriately
e.g. waste heat
e.g. waste a joke on an unappreciative audience
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get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
e.g. The mafia liquidated the informer
e.g. the double agent was neutralized
Synonym: neutralize neutralise liquidate knock off do in
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run off as waste
e.g. The water wastes back into the ocean
Synonym: run off
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get rid of
e.g. We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer
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spend thoughtlessly
throw away
e.g. He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
e.g. You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
Synonym: blow squander
adj
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located in a dismal or remote area
desolate
e.g. a desert island
e.g. a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
e.g. a wild stretch of land
e.g. waste places
Synonym: godforsaken wild
waste 词组短语
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waste [weɪst]
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雅思
英语释义
1
n. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
2
n. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
3
n. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
4
v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away
相关单词辨析
这组词都有“废物,垃圾”的意思,其区别是:
waste: 普通用词,概念广泛,指任何被丢弃的东西。
debris: 着重指分解、分裂或破坏后剩下的碎片,也指零散的普通废品。
rubbish: 普通用词,指任何成堆的、破损的、用过的或无用的东西,尤指弃掉的垃圾堆。也可作引申用。
litter: 是四下乱丢物品的总称,尤指散落于地,有碍观瞻的废物。
garbage: 主要指有机废料,包括厨房的剩菜剩饭或不能再用的食物。也可作引申用。
junk: 指回收的旧汽车或大型机器,也指毫无实用价值,或破烂物体,但不指垃圾。