waste1/west; weIst/n 1 [singular 单数, U] when something such as money, time, or a skill is not used effectively or sensibly〔金钱﹑时间或技能等的〕浪费: a waste of time/money/resources etc My father thought college would be a complete waste of time. 我爸爸认为上大学完全是浪费时间。What a waste of money! 真是浪费钱!2 [U] things that are left after people have used something 废弃物﹐废料: household/domestic waste More household waste could be recycled. 更多的生活垃圾可以回收利用。a waste bin (=container for things that people throw away) 垃圾箱toxic/hazardous waste 有毒垃圾/有害废物nuclear/radioactive waste 核废料/放射性废料Waste disposal sites are well controlled. 废物处理场管理良好。see box at见 RUBBISH 方框3 go to waste to be wasted 被浪费掉: We can’t let all this food go to waste. 我们不能让这些食物白白浪费掉。4 a waste of space spoken someone or something with no good qualities【口】一无是处的人[物]5 literary wastes [plural 复数] a large empty area of land【文】荒芜地区﹐荒原: icy/frozen/snowy etc wastes the icy wastes of Antarctica 南极洲冰原
waste2v [T]1 to use something such as money, time, or a skill in a way that is not effective or sensible 浪费〔金钱﹑时间或技能〕: They wasted a lot of time trying to fix it themselves. 他们想要自己修理﹐浪费了大量时间。waste sth on sth Don’t waste your money on that junk! 别把钱浪费在那种垃圾上!2 waste no time (in) doing sth to do something very quickly 赶紧做某事: He wasted no time in introducing himself. 他赶忙作了自我介绍。3 be wasted if someone is wasted in a particular situation, their skills are not being fully used 未能充分利用﹐大材小用: He's wasted in that job. 他干那工作是大材小用。4 be wasted on sb to have no importance for someone or no effect on someone〔某物〕浪费在某人身上: He thought education was wasted on women. 他认为女性接受教育是浪费。5 waste your breath spoken to say something that will have no effect【口】浪费口水﹐白费唇舌: You’re wasting your breath trying to tell her anything! 想告诉她任何东西你都是在白费唇舌!waste away phr v to gradually become thinner and weaker, because you are ill〔因生病〕逐渐消瘦[衰弱]
waste3adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] 1 having no use, or no further use 无用的﹐废弃的: waste products 废弃物waste paper 废纸2 waste ground is empty or not looked after by anyone〔土地〕荒芜的﹐不毛的