首页英语词典wastewaste英英释意

waste

英[weɪst] 美[west]
  • n. 浪费;废物;荒地;损耗;地面风化物
  • vt. 浪费;消耗;使荒芜
  • vi. 浪费;变消瘦;挥霍钱财
  • adj. 废弃的;多余的;荒芜的

英英释意


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