| 单词 | waste |
| 释义 | wastewasteswastewaste1 /weɪst/ noun1[singular, uncountable] when something such as money, time, or a skill is not used effectively or sensiblya waste of time/money/resources etcMy father thought college would be a complete waste of time.thinkwill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 [uncountable] things that are left after people have used something: More household waste could be recycled.canrecycle更多的生活垃圾可以回收利用。3wastes [plural] a large empty area of landicy/frozen/snowy etc wastesthe icy wastes of Antarcticawaste南极洲冰原Phrasesgo to waste to be wasted: We can’t let all this food go to waste.我们不能让这些食物白白浪费掉。a waste of space spoken someone or something with no good qualities: She thinks men are a waste of space.thinkmanbe她认为男人都是废物。COLLOCATIONS: waste (SENSE 2)SENSE 2verbsto recycle wasteWe aim to recycle 50% of our waste.to dispose of waste formal (=to get rid of it)What is the best way to dispose of waste?bewellto dump waste (=to leave large quantities of it somewhere)They were fined for illegally dumping waste.befinedumpto incinerate waste (=to burn it)For many years, solid waste was incinerated.yearbeincinerateadjectiveshousehold/domestic wasteUp to one tenth of our domestic waste is glass.beindustrial/chemical wasteIndustrial waste is sometimes dumped in the sea.bedumphazardous/toxic wasteThe treatment of hazardous waste is expensive.beradioactive/nuclear wastethe underground storage of nuclear wasteorganic waste (=waste from plants)Organic waste can be used to improve the soil.usewaste + nouna waste bin British English (=a container that you put waste in)He put the wrapper in the waste bin.THESAURUS: wasterubbish British English things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etc: Where’s the bin for the rubbish?a rubbish bingarbage/trash American English rubbish: Can you take out the garbage?a pile of trasha garbage canlitter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people drop in the street, park etc: You may have to pay a fine if you drop litter in public places.placea litter binwaste rubbish, or the dangerous materials that are left after an industrial process: More household waste must be recycled.recyclethe problem of dealing with hazardous wastedeal |
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