waste

更新时间:2026-06-22 05:26:25   栏目: 英语词典

词汇:waste

音标:[weɪst]

词义

名词:浪费、废物、无用的东西

指丢弃的、不再有用的物质或事物;也可指资源的浪费或不合理的使用。

 

动词:浪费、耗费、虚度

指不必要地消耗某种资源(如时间、金钱、食物等)或没有得到有效利用。

 

用法

名词用法

Waste 作名词时,通常指被丢弃或废弃的物品,或者无效的、未被充分利用的东西。

例如:plastic waste(塑料废料),food waste(食物浪费)

 

动词用法

Waste 作动词时,通常表示将资源(如时间、金钱、精力等)消耗得过多或没有合理利用。

例如:waste time(浪费时间),waste money(浪费钱)

 

例句

It's a waste of time to argue with him about that.
(与他就那个问题争论简直是浪费时间。)

The company has invested a lot of money in the project, but they feel it has been a waste.
(公司在这个项目上投入了大量资金,但他们觉得这是一次浪费。)

Recycling helps reduce waste and protect the environment.
(回收有助于减少废物并保护环境。)

We must find a way to reduce food waste in our homes.
(我们必须找到减少家庭食物浪费的方法。)

Don't waste your energy on things that don't matter.
(不要把精力浪费在不重要的事情上。)

The factory produces a lot of waste every day.
(这家工厂每天产生大量废物。)

It's such a waste to leave the lights on when you're not in the room.
(不在房间时开灯真是浪费。)

He wasted his entire vacation sitting at home.
(他把整个假期都浪费在了家里。)

We need to look for ways to prevent the waste of natural resources.
(我们需要寻找方法来防止自然资源的浪费。)

The children were playing with their toys without wasting any time.
(孩子们在玩玩具,一点也不浪费时间。)

常见短语搭配

Waste of time:浪费时间
例如:It’s a waste of time to watch that movie again. (再看那部电影简直是浪费时间。)

Waste of money:浪费钱
例如:That was a complete waste of money. (那完全是浪费钱。)

Waste management:废物管理
例如:Proper waste management is crucial for environmental protection. (妥善的废物管理对环境保护至关重要。)

Waste disposal:废物处理
例如:The company specializes in waste disposal services. (这家公司专门提供废物处理服务。)

Waste energy:浪费能源
例如:We should be careful not to waste energy during the winter. (冬天时我们应该小心不要浪费能源。)

总结
“Waste”作为名词时,主要指废弃物、无用的资源或物品,作为动词时则表示资源的浪费。它的使用涉及到对时间、金钱、资源等方面的消耗。通过减少浪费,可以更有效地利用资源,保护环境。