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| 詞匯 | waste |
| 釋義 | waste/we?st/ adj [無 comp];vt[-d,-d,/ ?d/;-e\ing/ ? ?/;n adj (1)無人煙的,未開墾的(not inhabited or cultivated)[通常作attrib]:a large piece/area of~ground 一大片荒地;a~place 荒蕪人煙的地方; (2)無用而可拋棄的(that can be thrown away as worthless or useless)[通常作attrib]:~matter produced by the factory 該工廠產(chǎn)生的廢料;~materials/products/energy 廢料/品/能源;The kitchen~pipe is blocked. 廚房下水管堵塞了?!玾ords 廢話;~matter 排泄物; lay sth waste 毀壞某物,使……荒蕪(fml):They did not realize the invaders laid~their civilization. 他們沒有認(rèn)識到侵略者毀壞了他們的文明。The nation was in mourning for a whole generation laid~. 這個國家為荒廢了的一代人感到痛心。 →′wasteland n 不毛之地;?waste′paper n 廢紙; vt (1)浪費;濫用(use or expend sth thoughtlessly or carelessly)[T+n,T+n+prep(on)]:Get down to business;you're~ing time. 快干活吧,你在浪費時間。~gas/energy/electricity/food/strength/natural resources 浪費煤氣/能源/電/食物/精力/自然資源; All his efforts were~d. 他的全部努力都白費了。I have a~d journey. 我白跑了一趟。Don't~money on that new soap powder/on things you don't need/on trash. 不要浪費錢去買那種新牌的肥皂粉/自己并不需要的東西/無用的東西?!玾ords on sb/sth 對某人/某事白費口舌; I won't~another minute on you unless you're going to help! 我不愿意在你身上再浪費一分鐘,除非你愿意幫忙。His joke is~d on us.(fig) 我們并不欣賞他的笑話。Don't~time over it. 不要在這件事上浪費時間了?!纪絚onsume;〖反〗save,economize; (2)未充分使用(not fully use)[T+n,通常 pass]:You're~d in your present position. 你現(xiàn)在的地位太屈才了。Fine clothes are~d on her. 好衣服穿在她身上穿不出樣來?!玜n opportunity 未充分利用機(jī)會;The goods lie~ing in the warehouse. 貨物白白地在倉庫中閑置著。 (3)使土地荒廢(make the land useless)[T+n,常 pass]:Bad farming~s this land. 亂耕亂種荒廢了這片土地。Long dry periods~ these fields. 長期的干旱荒廢了這些田地。The invading armies~d the countryside. 入侵的軍隊使鄉(xiāng)下的土地荒廢了。 (4)使……瘦弱(cause to lose energy or strength)[T+n,尤 pass]:His body was~d by a strange disease. (A strange disease~d his body.) 一種奇怪的疾病使他體弱消瘦。a~ing illness 使人瘦弱的疾病; the poor~d bodies of the concentration camp victims 集中營受害者們那可憐瘦弱的身軀;limbs~d by hunger 餓得瘦弱的四肢; (sb) be~d into a shadow(某人)骨瘦如柴;~one's strength 消耗自己的氣力;〖同〗weaken;〖反〗strengthen; waste away (v adv)(指人)消瘦,衰弱(vi):The old man~d away to skin and bone/to a skeleton. 這位老人瘦得皮包骨頭。He is~ing away from disease. 他因病而變得越來越虛弱了。 waste one's breath 白費口舌:Don't~your breath. He is as stubborn as a mule. 你不要白費口舌了,他十分固執(zhí)。 waste no time in doing sth 抓緊時間做某事:They~d no time in discussing this urgent matter.他們抓緊時間討論這件緊急的事情。 →′waster n 揮霍浪費的人; n(1)浪費;濫用(condition of being wasted or act of wasting)[U,a~]:Such a routine job is a~of her talents. 這些日常工作對她的天賦是個浪費。a~of labour/precious time 勞力/寶貴時間的浪費; a~of words/breath 浪費口舌; It's a~of time talking to him. 跟他談話是浪費時間。a mere/sheer~of labour 十足的勞力浪費;an utter~of labour十足的勞力浪費; W~of food is wicked while people are hungry. 有人還在挨餓,浪費食物是有罪的。reduce/avoid/cut down~減少/避免/減少浪費; combat extravagance and~反對鋪張浪費;The city budget can afford no~. 市政預(yù)算不能濫用。〖同〗loss,misuse,misapplication;〖反〗saving,conservation; (2)拋棄的東西,廢料(物),垃圾(sth which can be thrown away or is no longer useful)[U]:The industrial/poisonous/radioactive~must be prevented from polluting our environment. 必須防止工業(yè)/有毒/放射性廢料污染我們的環(huán)境。The pond was thick with household/city/kitchen~. 這個湖里堆滿了家庭/城市/廚房垃圾。the~from a factory 工廠廢物; The seamstress used~to make doll clothing. 女裁縫用廢布料制作玩具娃娃的衣服。throw the~away 扔掉廢物; a nuclear~disposal plant 核廢料處理廠;〖同〗refuse,garbage,rubbish,litter; (3)無人居住的地區(qū),荒地(漠)(region or area that is not inhabited or cultivated;desert or wildness )[C,通常 pl]: barren~s 不毛之地; No crops will grow on these stony~s. 在這些滿是石頭的荒地上長不出任何莊稼。Huge~s spread out both sides as far as our eyes could see. 在我們所能看到的地方,兩旁皆是無人區(qū)?!纪絜mptiness,desert; (4)凄涼的景象(dreary scene)[C]:the~of ruined houses 房屋被毀的凄涼景象; Much of the farm was all~and ruin then. 這農(nóng)場當(dāng)時大部分是一片凄涼荒廢的景象。a~of waters 一片汪洋; The city was burned into a desolate~. 城市被燒成荒涼的廢墟。Before us stretches a~of snow and ice. 我們面前是一片冰雪的荒野。 (5)排泄物(sth that is rid of from the body)(pl):W~s from the body pass out from the bowels. 體內(nèi)的排泄物從腸內(nèi)排出。The function of kidney is to excrete~s from the body. 腎臟的功能是從體內(nèi)排出廢物。 go/run to waste 被浪費: Look at all that water going/running to~. 看看那些水都被浪費掉了。 →′wasteful adj 浪費的,揮霍的;′wastefully adv 浪費(揮霍)地;′wastefulness n 浪費,揮霍;′waste-basket,AmE ′waste-bin n 廢紙簍;′waste-pipe n 污水管,廢水管; 【辨異】waste 與 desert1的區(qū)別見DE-SERT。 |
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