waste
第三人称
wastes
现在进行时
wasting
过去式
wasted
过去完成时
wasted
1
浪费，挥霍
to use something without care or more than needed
及物动词
- She tends to waste water by leaving the faucet running while brushing her teeth.
她倾向于在刷牙时让水龙头开着来浪费水。
- It's unfortunate that some people waste electricity by leaving lights on when they're not needed.
遗憾的是，有些人在不需要的时候还让灯开着，浪费电。
- Instead of recycling, he chose to waste paper by throwing it in the regular trash.
他没有选择回收，而是选择通过将纸张扔进普通垃圾桶来浪费纸张。
- The company was criticized for its tendency to waste resources without considering environmental impacts.
该公司因倾向于在不考虑环境影响的情况下浪费资源而受到批评。
反义词：
2
浪费, 挥霍
to use financial or material resources recklessly, extravagantly, or in a manner that lacks prudent management
及物动词
- He tends to waste his income on luxury items rather than saving for the future.
他倾向于将收入浪费在奢侈品上，而不是为未来储蓄。
- Some individuals waste their inheritance on frivolous expenses, leaving little for long-term financial security.
有些人将他们的遗产浪费在 frivolous expenses 上，为 long-term financial security 留下很少。
- Failing to maintain a budget may lead to wasting resources on fleeting pleasures.
不维持预算可能会导致资源浪费在短暂的快乐上。
3
除掉, 干掉
to eliminate or kill someone
及物动词
- The gang decided to waste the informant who was cooperating with the police.
团伙决定干掉与警方合作的内线。
- In the criminal underworld, it's not uncommon for rival groups to order a hitman to waste their competition.
在犯罪黑社会中，敌对团体雇佣杀手干掉他们的竞争对手并不罕见。
- The spy narrowly escaped being wasted by the enemy agents.
间谍险些被敌方特工干掉。
- The mob boss was known for wasting anyone who posed a risk to his organization.
黑帮老大以除掉对其组织构成威胁的任何人而闻名。
4
浪费, 丢弃
to dispose of or eliminate something
及物动词
- They decided to waste old furniture by putting it out on the curb for pickup.
他们决定通过将旧家具放在路边等待捡拾来丢弃它们。
- The company had to waste excess inventory to make room for new products.
公司不得不浪费多余的库存，为新产品的腾出空间。
- He decided to waste his old clothes by donating them to a local charity.
他决定通过将旧衣服捐赠给当地慈善机构来浪费它们。
- The policy was to waste obsolete technology to make way for the latest advancements.
该政策是废弃过时的技术，为最新进展让路。
- In an effort to downsize, they had to waste some of their belongings.
为了缩小规模，他们不得不浪费一些他们的物品。
5
消瘦, 衰弱
to gradually lose physical strength, usually due to illness, malnutrition, or other adverse conditions
- The lack of proper nutrition caused the patient to waste.
缺乏适当的营养导致病人消瘦。
- After weeks of being bedridden, the athlete could feel himself wasting.
卧床数周后，运动员能感觉到自己在消瘦。
- She had been battling a chronic illness that caused her to waste over the years.
她一直在与一种慢性疾病作斗争，这种疾病使她多年来逐渐消瘦。
- The prisoner, subjected to harsh living conditions, started to waste.
遭受严酷生活条件的囚犯开始消瘦。
同义词：
6
摧毁, 破坏
to cause extensive destruction; to lay waste to an area, structure, or resource
及物动词
- The hurricane swept through the coastal town, wasting everything in its path.
飓风席卷了沿海小镇，摧毁了沿途的一切。
- The invading army aimed to waste the enemy's infrastructure, leaving nothing intact.
入侵的军队旨在摧毁敌人的基础设施，不留任何完好之物。
- The earthquake shook the city, and aftershocks continued to waste buildings that had already been weakened.
地震震动了这座城市，余震继续摧毁已经削弱的建筑物。
- The invasive species rapidly spread, threatening to waste the native plant life in the ecosystem.
入侵物种迅速蔓延，威胁要破坏生态系统中的本土植物生命。
7
浪费, 消耗
to cause something to shrink or become weaker gradually
及物动词
- The long illness gradually wasted him, leaving him too weak to get out of bed.
长期的疾病逐渐消耗了他，使他虚弱到无法起床。
- Over the months, the harsh conditions of the prison camp wasted the prisoners.
几个月来，监狱营的恶劣条件消耗了囚犯。
- The disease wasted her so severely that she could barely stand on her own.
疾病如此严重地消耗了她，以至于她几乎无法独自站立。