单词 | waste |
释义 | wastewasteswastedwastingwastewaste2 verb [transitive]1to use something such as money, time, or a skill in a way that is not effective or sensible: They wasted a lot of time trying to fix it themselves.wasttry 他们想要自己修理﹐浪费了大量时间。waste something on somethingDon’t waste your money on that junk!别把钱浪费在那种垃圾上!2be wasted if someone is wasted in a particular situation, their skills are not being fully used: He’s wasted in that job.wast他干那工作是大材小用。3be wasted on somebody to have no importance for someone or no effect on someone: He thought education was wasted on women.thinkbewastwoman他认为女性接受教育是浪费。Phraseswaste your breath spoken to say something that will have no effect: You’re wasting your breath trying to tell her anything!wasttry想告诉她任何东西你都是在白费唇舌!waste no time (in) doing something to do something very quickly: He wasted no time in introducing himself.wastintroduce他赶忙作了自我介绍。Phrasal verbswaste away phrasal verb to gradually become thinner and weaker, because you are ill |
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