waste
英 [weɪst] 美 [weɪst]
vt.
浪费;滥用;白费;糟蹋;未充分利用;使…屈才;干掉;(游戏或比赛中)大胜,把…打得落花流水
n.
浪费;滥用;白费;糟蹋;废料;废物;弃物;垃圾;人烟稀少的地区
adj.
荒芜的;废弃的;丢弃的;无用的
例句:
What a waste of paper!
多么浪费纸啊!
It's a waste of time and energy.
那是浪费时间和精力。
The report is critical of the department's waste of resources.
报告批评了这个部门对资源的浪费。
It seems such a waste to throw good food away.
把好的食物扔掉似乎太浪费了。
In my view it was a waste of time.
依我看,这是浪费时间。