| 单词 | to waste |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BAD〕It's very bad that tons of food are going to waste while people are starving. 一方面数以吨计的粮食被浪费，另一方面人们在挨饿，这情况真是糟糕。朗文写作活用〔SHORT〕I'll be as brief as possible so as not to waste your time. 我尽量说得简短一些，不浪费你们的时间。朗文写作活用〔UNIMPORTANT〕I don't want to waste time arguing over unimportant details. 我不想浪费时间争论细枝末节。朗文写作活用〔WASTE〕We can't let all our hard work go to waste. 我们不能让努力白费。朗文写作活用〔about〕He was not about to waste any time.他决不再浪费时间了。英汉大词典〔boondoggle〕To waste time or money on unnecessary and often counterproductive work.做琐细的事：浪费时间和金钱去做不必要的并常产生相反效果的工作美国传统〔crime〕It is a crime to waste so much food.浪费那么多食物是一种罪过。英汉大词典〔crime〕It's a crime to waste so much money.挥霍这么多钱是一种罪过。牛津高阶〔crying〕It's a crying shame to waste all that food.把那些食物都浪费了，真是太不像话了。牛津高阶〔cry〕I wasn't going to waste time crying over him! 我不会浪费时间为他伤心的！牛津搭配〔dally〕To waste (time).浪费时间美国传统〔dally〕To waste time; dawdle.蹉跎；闲荡美国传统〔dilly-dally〕To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.磨蹭：浪费时间，尤指犹豫不定；闲混或踌躇美国传统〔energy〕We don't want to waste our energy trying to persuade people who are just not interested.我们不想浪费精力去试图说服根本毫无兴趣的人。牛津搭配〔fair〕If you want to waste your time, fair enough, but don't waste mine too.如果你想浪费时间，很好，但不要也浪费我的时间。麦克米伦高阶〔fester〕The chops will fester and go to waste.猪排会腐烂，给糟蹋掉。柯林斯高阶〔footle〕To waste time; trifle.闲荡：浪费时间；闲混美国传统〔fribble〕To waste (time, for example); fritter (something) away.浪费（时间）；消耗某物美国传统〔game〕To waste or lose by gambling.虚掷，失去：因赌博而挥霍或输掉美国传统〔get cracking〕We've no time to waste,so let's get cracking.我们没有时间可浪费了，让我们赶快行动吧。21世纪英汉〔goof〕To waste or kill time.消磨时间：浪费时间或消磨时间美国传统〔lookout〕If he wants to waste his money, that's his lookout.他要乱花钱的话，那是他自己的事。牛津高阶〔on〕I decided not to waste money on a hotel.我决定不在住旅馆方面浪费钱。外研社新世纪〔pity〕It seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜。牛津高阶〔pity〕What a pity (it is) to waste the food! 把这些食物浪费掉多可惜! 英汉大词典〔pleb〕They think they're too important to waste time on plebs like us.他们自认为是重要人物，不能在我们这些平头百姓身上浪费时间。韦氏高阶〔precious〕We cannot afford to waste precious time.我们浪费不起宝贵的时间。朗文当代〔shame〕Have some more vegetables - it would be a shame to waste them.再吃点蔬菜吧——浪费就太可惜了。剑桥高阶〔sin〕I think it's a sin (= is morally wrong) to waste food, when so many people in the world are hungry.我认为浪费食物是一种罪过，因为世界上还有那么多人在挨饿。剑桥高阶〔sin〕It's a sin to waste food.浪费食品是一种犯罪行为。英汉大词典〔sin〕It's a sin to waste taxpayers' money like that.这样挥霍纳税人的钱太不应该。牛津高阶〔sin〕There's so much lovely food here, it would be a sin to waste it.这里有这么多的美食，浪费的话真是罪过。朗文当代〔tragedy〕It's a tragedy to see so much talent going to waste.眼见着如此才华白白浪费，真是可悲。朗文当代〔unapt〕He's unapt to waste his time.他不惯于浪费时间。文馨英汉〔unproductive〕It's unproductive to waste time arguing.浪费时间争论是徒劳的。韦氏高阶〔wanton〕To waste or squander extravagantly.奢侈：无节制地浪费或挥霍美国传统〔waste〕Don't let all this food go to waste.别让这些食物白白浪费掉。朗文当代〔waste〕He didn't want to waste valuable time in idle gossip.他不想把宝贵的时光浪费在说长道短中。牛津搭配〔waste〕I didn't want to waste time looking at old cars.我可不想浪费时间去看旧车。外研社新世纪〔waste〕I resolved not to waste money on a hotel.我决心不住酒店，以免浪费钱。柯林斯高阶〔waste〕It seems a shame to waste this good food.糟蹋了这么好的食物真可惜。牛津搭配〔waste〕Mexican cookery is economical, she says. Nothing goes to waste.“墨西哥的烹调注重俭省，”她说，“任何东西都不会浪费。”柯林斯高阶〔waste〕So much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film.如果我们被迫把电影缩短1小时，那么他付出的许多努力就会白费，他的才华也将大半被淹没。柯林斯高阶〔waste〕The cherries will just go to waste if we don't pick them soon.被毁坏；被浪费掉麦克米伦高阶〔waste〕There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them.原因可能有很多，他不打算浪费时间对此妄加猜测。柯林斯高阶I'm far too busy to waste time on frivolities (=unimportant activities) like going to the cinema.我非常忙，可不会把时间浪费在如看电影之类的无聊事情上。剑桥国际It was simple of her to waste her money on such trifles. 她把钱浪费在购买那种没用的玩意上，真是愚蠢。译典通She hates to see good food go to waste (= be wasted).她讨厌看到美味的食物被浪费。剑桥国际The bomb laid waste (= destroyed and flattened) the whole of the city centre./ The bomb laid the city centre to waste.炸弹将整个市中心夷为平地。剑桥国际We don't want to waste money on equipment that we won't use much.我们不想在使用频率不高的设备上浪费金钱。牛津商务 |
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