1waste sth (on sb/sth);waste sth (in doing sth) to use or spend sth in a careless way or for sth that is not necessary 挥霍;浪费:
She wastes a lot of money on cigarettes.她把大量金钱浪费在香烟上。He wasted his time at university because he didn't work hard.他大学时代的时间都浪费了,因为他没有用功读书。She wasted no time in decorating her new room (= she did it immediately).她立即动手布置她的新居。
2 (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to give sth to sb who does not value it 将某物给不识货的人:
Expensive wine is wasted on me. I don't even like it.给我喝贵酒是浪费好东西─我根本就不喜欢喝。
*waste²
/weɪst ||; west/noun
1 [sing] a waste (of sth) using sth in a careless and unnecessary way 浪费;滥用:
The seminar was a waste of time -- I'd heard it all before.参加这个研讨会真是浪费时间─会上谈的内容我以前全都听过。It seems a waste to throw away all these old newspapers.把这些旧报纸都扔掉似乎有点浪费。
2 [U] material, food, etc that is not needed and is therefore thrown away 废物;废料;垃圾:
nuclear waste核废料A lot of household waste can be recycled and reused.许多家居废物都可以回收再用。☞Look at rubbish. 参看rubbish。
3wastes [pl] (formal 正式) large areas of land that are not lived in and not used 荒原;不毛之地:
the wastes of the Sahara desert撒哈拉沙漠的荒原
go to waste to not be used and so thrown away and wasted 被浪费:
I can't bear to see good food going to waste!看着挺好的食物白白浪费掉我真受不了!
waste³
/weɪst ||; west/adj
(only before a noun 只用于名词前)
1 (used about land) not used or not suitable for use; not looked after (指土地)荒芜的,未开垦的,不能使用的:
There's an area of waste ground outside the town where people dump their rubbish.镇外有一块荒地,人们在那里倒垃圾。
2 no longer useful; that is thrown away 无用的;抛弃的:
waste paper废纸waste material废料