waste的用法:作為動詞時,意為浪費、濫用、使…屈才,作為名詞時,意為白費、廢料、垃圾,作為形容詞時,意為荒蕪的、丟棄的、無用的;短語:waste sth on sth,或者waste sth in doing sth,表示在某事/某物上浪費時間、金錢等。
waste的基本釋義及用法介紹
1、當waste作為動詞時,可作及物動詞,意為浪費、濫用、白費、糟蹋、未充分利用、使…屈才;作不及物動詞時,多表示國力衰退、體力消耗。
例句:Why waste money on clothes you don't need?
為什麽浪費錢買妳不需要的衣服呢?
You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him.
妳跟他解釋是在浪費時間。
Don't waste your sympathy on him─he got what he deserved.
別把妳的同情心白白浪費在他的身上,他是咎由自取。
It was a wasted opportunity.
這白白浪費了壹次機會。
There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them...
原因可能有很多,他不打算浪費時間對此妄加猜測。
2、當waste作為名詞時,意為浪費;濫用;白費;糟蹋;廢料;廢物;棄物;垃圾。
例句:I hate unnecessary waste.
我憎恨不必要的浪費。
It seems such a waste to throw good food away.
把好的食物扔掉似乎太浪費了。
These meetings are a complete waste of time .
這些會議完全是白費時間。
3、當waste作為形容詞時,意為荒蕪的;廢棄的;丟棄的;無用的。
例句:The car was found on a piece of waste ground.
那輛車是在壹塊荒地裏發現的。
Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.
工廠裏的汙水被抽到了附近的河裏。
These mini-satellites can fit in a launch vehicle's formerly "wasted space."?
這些微型衛星可以被安置進運載火箭中之前被認為是無用空間的地方。