单词 | wasteful |
例句 | wastefulwasteful /ˈweɪstfəl/ adjective ► wasteful using more of something than you need, or using it badly, so that it is wasted: ► inefficient working or done in a way that wastes time, money, or energy. Inefficient is used especially about systems, organizations, and machines that do not work well: ► excessive (formal) an amount or level that is excessive is a lot more than you need or want: ➔ see extravagantADVERBS: wastefulYou can make the adjectives that mean wasteful into adverbs by using an -ly ending: He accused the mayor's office of spending the money wastefully on programs that were not needed. | We do not want our employees to be working inefficiently. | The costs of the program seemed excessively high. |
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