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