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0 an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.
That meeting achieved absolutely nothing - it was a complete waste of time. 那次會議根本沒有取得甚麼成果——純粹是浪費時間。
She's been unemployed for two years and it's such a waste of her talents. 她已經失業兩年了，這純粹是浪費她的才華。
My mother couldn't stand waste - she always made us eat everything on our plates. 我母親不能容忍浪費——她總是讓我們吃光自己碟子裡的所有東西。
You can even make stock from the bones, so that nothing goes to waste. 你甚至可以用骨頭來做湯料，所以沒有什麼會被浪費掉。
1 unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed
This city produces 20 million tons of household waste each year. 這個城市每年會產生2000萬噸生活垃圾。
He opposes any kind of nuclear waste being dumped at sea. 他反對將任何一種核廢料傾倒入海中。
Millions of gallons of untreated human waste (= excrement) flow into the river every day. 每天都有幾百萬噸未經處理的人類糞便排入河中。
Oil spills are common, as is the dumping of toxic industrial wastes. 溢油現象很常見，就像傾倒有毒工業廢料一樣。
The Japanese recycle more than half of their waste paper. 日本人回收他們一半以上的廢紙。
2 an area of ground in or near a city that is not built on or used in any way
3 to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it
4 to kill someone
