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单词 waste
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wastewaste /weɪst/ verb waste
to use more of something than you need, or not use something in a useful way:
  • Turn off the faucet - you're wasting water.
  • I wish he would stop wasting my time with stupid questions.
  • You also use waste when you do not use a chance or opportunity that you should use: You shouldn't waste the chance to go on the trip if you can afford it.
    let something go to waste
    to throw something away when it could have been used:
  • Please eat! We can't let all this good food go to waste.
  • squander
    to carelessly waste money, time, or an opportunity:
  • The company has squandered money on programs that do not work.
  • throw away
    to spend more money than you need to, or not use an opportunity that could help you:
  • I don't want to throw away good money on something that will break right away.
  • The team threw away its best chance at a goal in the second half.
  • ANTONYMS ➔ see save (2)
    ➔ see trash
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