wastes

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英 [\'weɪsts]

美 [\'weɪsts]

wastes意思解释

n.

浪费( waste的名词复数 )；

荒地；

废料；

白费

英英释义

n.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

\"they collect the waste once a week\"; \"much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers\"

同义词：waste materialwaste matterwaste product

useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

\"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste\"

同义词：wastefulnessdissipation

the trait of wasting resources

\"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste\"; \"the wastefulness of missed opportunities\"

同义词：thriftlessnesswastefulness

an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

\"the trackless wastes of the desert\"

同义词：barrenwasteland

(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

同义词：permissive waste

v.

spend thoughtlessly; throw away

\"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends\"

同义词：blowsquander

use inefficiently or inappropriately

\"waste heat\"; \"waste a joke on an unappreciative audience\"

get rid of

\"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer\"

run off as waste

\"The water wastes back into the ocean\"

同义词：run off

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

同义词：neutralizeneutraliseliquidateknock offdo in

spend extravagantly

\"waste not, want not\"

同义词：consumesquanderware

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

同义词：pine awaylanguish

cause to grow thin or weak

同义词：emaciatemacerate

devastate or ravage

\"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion\"

同义词：lay waste todevastatedesolateravagescourge

waste away

同义词：rot

adj.

located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

\"waste places\"

同义词：desertgodforsakenwild

词组短语

agricultural wastes

mining wastes

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The solid wastes can be incinerated.固体废料可以烧弃。Many lakes and rivers have been polluted by industrial wastes.很多湖泊与河流已受到工业废料的污染。