Word · Frequency #14096
wastage
浪费；损耗
the process of wasting
- 1.
The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
因变质或其他自然过程而浪费或损失的数量或比例。
- 2.
The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
组织内因死亡、退休或辞职造成的人员定期更替(从希望晋升或任职者的角度看)。
- 3.
Anything lost by wear or waste.
因磨损或浪费而损失的任何东西。
- 4.
Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
损坏、过期、减价或通常无法销售的商品,注定被丢弃并作为损失注销。
- 5.
The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.
丢弃动物尸体或其部分的行为,通常属非法。
损耗物；废物；因变质或其他自然过程而浪费或损失的数量或比例。；组织内因死亡、退休或辞职造成的人员定期更替(从希望晋升或任职者的角度看)。；因磨损或浪费而损失的任何东西。；损坏、过期、减价或通常无法销售的商品,注定被丢弃并作为损失注销。
In use
Cutting down on food wastage can save a family a lot of money.
The plumber fixed the leak, which had been causing serious water wastage.
We need to find ways to reduce wastage in the production line.
wastage of sth
"wastage"在这里指浪费的过程或数量，"of"后面接被浪费的事物。
The report highlights the wastage of food in school canteens.
这份报告着重指出了学校食堂里食物的浪费。
wastage from sth
指因磨损或损耗而损失的部分，"from"引出来源。
The wastage from the production line is recycled.
生产线上的损耗物被回收利用。
wastage in sth
"in"用来指明浪费发生的领域或环节。
Connections
Collocations
- reduce wastage
- 减少浪费
- The company introduced new procedures to reduce wastage.公司推行了新流程以减少浪费。
- food wastage
- 食物浪费
- Food wastage is a serious problem in many countries.食物浪费在许多国家是一个严重的问题。
- wastage rate
- 损耗率
- The wastage rate in the production line has fallen.生产线上的损耗率已经下降。
- natural wastage
- 自然减员
- The department shrank by natural wastage rather than redundancies.该部门通过自然减员而非裁员而缩小。
- water wastage
- 水资源浪费
- The report highlights the huge water wastage in the city.这份报告强调了这个城市巨大的水资源浪费。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
wastage 像 waste + age，想象“上了年纪损耗多”，损耗掉的就是浪费。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：company annual reports、factory audits、government statistics wastage 比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合；日常口语中通常直接用 waste。作“废物/损耗物”解时也比较常见于工业或化工场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 wastage 一样以 -age 结尾，读音为 /ɪdʒ/（wastage 为 /tɪdʒ/）。注意形近词 garage /ˈɡærɑːʒ/ 或 /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ 和 mirage /mɪˈrɑːʒ/ 读作 /ɑːʒ/，不是 /ɪdʒ/。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.