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 Englishwasteother
=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.