waste

美音音标: [weɪst] waste
英音音标: [weɪst] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
waste waste material waste matter waste product
词性
n
解释
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
示例
they collect the waste once a week|much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers

同义
dissipation waste wastefulness
词性
n
解释
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
示例
if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste|mindless dissipation of natural resources

同义
thriftlessness waste wastefulness
词性
n
解释
the trait of wasting resources
示例
a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste|the wastefulness of missed opportunities

同义
barren waste wasteland
词性
n
解释
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
示例
the barrens of central Africa|the trackless wastes of the desert

同义
waste permissive waste
词性
n
解释
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
示例
None

同义
blow waste squander
词性
v
解释
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
示例
He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends|You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree

同义
waste
词性
v
解释
use inefficiently or inappropriately
示例
waste heat|waste a joke on an unappreciative audience

同义
waste
词性
v
解释
get rid of
示例
We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer

同义
waste run off
词性
v
解释
run off as waste
示例
The water wastes back into the ocean

同义
neutralise neutralize waste knock off liquidate do in
词性
v
解释
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
示例
The mafia liquidated the informer|the double agent was neutralized

同义
consume ware waste squander
词性
v
解释
spend extravagantly
示例
waste not, want not

同义
languish waste pine away
词性
v
解释
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
示例
After her husband died, she just pined away

同义
emaciate macerate waste
词性
v
解释
cause to grow thin or weak
示例
The treatment emaciated him

同义
desolate devastate ravage scourge lay waste to waste
词性
v
解释
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
示例
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

同义
rot waste
词性
v
解释
become physically weaker
示例
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world

同义
waste wild godforsaken
词性
s
解释
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
示例
a desert island|a godforsaken wilderness crossroads|a wild stretch of land|waste places