waste用作名词的基本意思是“浪费,滥用”,指对人力、财物、时间等用得不当或没有节制,表示抽象意义,不可数。
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The car was found on a piece of waste ground.
那辆车是在一块荒地里发现的。
What a waste of paper!
多么浪费纸啊！
The report is critical of the departments waste of resources.
报告批评了这个部门对资源的浪费。
The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
那项工程耗费了相当多的`时间和资金。
It seems such a waste to throw good food away.
把好的食物扔掉似乎太浪费了。
