waste

🇬🇧 UK/weist/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSGREB1

Definitions

v.

To use or spend carelessly; to fail to make good use of time, money, or resources.

浪费,挥霍

n.

Unwanted or unusable material; the careless use of something valuable.

废物,垃圾;浪费

adj.

Discarded as useless; (of land) uncultivated and uninhabited.

废弃的;荒芜的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
wasteother
=waste

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It is important not to waste food or water.

  • 2.

    The company produces a lot of industrial waste.

  • 3.

    They wasted no time getting to the airport.

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