读音

/weɪst/

释义

• 名词: 不必要的或废弃的物质；损失或消耗的东西。例如: “There’s a lot of waste in the production process.”
• 动词: 浪费；不加利用。例如: “Don’t waste your time on things that don’t matter.”
• 形容词: 无用的；废弃的。例如: “The abandoned house was in a state of waste.”

短语

• “Waste not, want not” 意思是珍惜资源，避免浪费。
• “Food waste” 指的是食物的浪费。

例句

• 名词: “We need to reduce industrial waste to protect the environment.”
• 动词: “Don’t waste your energy arguing with them; it’s pointless.”
• 形容词: “The land had been left in a wasteland after years of neglect.”

同义词

• Trash
• Rubbish
• Garbage
• Junk
• Expendable