时间: 2025-04-26 19:31:59
美: [west]
英: [weɪst]
n. 浪费；废物；荒地；损耗；地面风化物
vt. 浪费；消耗；使荒芜
vi. 浪费；变消瘦；挥霍钱财
adj. 废弃的；多余的；荒芜的
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词源分析：Waste源于古法语“waste”，意为“荒废”，进一步源于拉丁语“vastare”，意为“摧毁或毁坏”。这个词根“vast-”意指“空的”或“荒凉的”。
历史背景：Waste一词在14世纪首次出现在英语中，最早用于描述土地的荒废或资源的浪费。
课本：在**，中学英语教材和大学英语教材中都可能出现该词。在牛津和美国的教材中，通常在初中或高中阶段引入这一单词，尤其在环境科学、经济学等相关课程中。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
The landfill is filled with waste that could have been recycled.
垃圾填埋场充满了本可以被回收的废物。
He wasted his opportunity to study abroad.
他浪费了出国学*的机会。
The waste produced by the factory is a major environmental concern.
工厂产生的废物是一个主要的环境问题。
Let’s not waste time arguing about trivial matters.
我们不要浪费时间争论琐事。
The government has implemented new policies to reduce food waste.
政府已实施新政策以减少食品浪费。
同义词：
虽然这三个词都与浪费有关，但“waste”更广泛，适用更广泛的情境。
反义词：
通过以上分析，学*者可以更深入地理解并掌握“waste”这个单词的用法与含义。
[V-T] If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. 浪费
例：There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them.原因可能很多，而他不打算浪费时间猜测这些原因。
例：I resolved not to waste money on a hotel.我决定不把钱白白浪费在旅馆住宿上。
[N-SING] Waste is also a noun. (时间、金钱等的) 浪费
例：It is a waste of time going to the doctor with most mild complaints.为了种种小毛病去看医生是浪费时间。
[N-UNCOUNT] Waste is the use of money or other resources on things that do not need it. 浪费
例：The packets are measured to reduce waste.测量包裹尺寸以减少浪费。
[[also N in pl]] Waste is material that has been used and is no longer wanted, for example, because the valuable or useful part of it has been taken out. 废物; 废水
例：Congress passed a law that regulates the disposal of waste.国会通过了一条管理废物处理的法律。
例：...the dangers posed by toxic waste.…有毒废弃物造成的危险。
[V-T] If you waste an opportunity for something, you do not take advantage of it when it is available. 错过 (机会)
例：Let's not waste an opportunity to see the children.我们别错过看看孩子们的机会。
[PHRASE] If something goes to waste, it remains unused or has to be thrown away. 被浪费掉
例：So much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film.如果我们被迫删减一小时的电影，就会浪费掉他的非凡努力和才华。