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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。
浪费；损耗
wastages — plural of wastage
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
浪费；损耗
the process of wasting
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。
因变质或其他自然过程而浪费或损失的数量或比例。
The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
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)。
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.
因磨损或浪费而损失的任何东西。
Anything lost by wear or waste.
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。
Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
Cutting down on food wastage can save a family a lot of money.
减少食物浪费可以为家庭节省很多钱。
The plumber fixed the leak, which had been causing serious water wastage.
水管工修好了漏水，此前它造成了严重的水浪费。
We need to find ways to reduce wastage in the production line.
我们需要想办法减少生产线上的损耗。
"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。
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。
"in"用来指明浪费发生的领域或环节。
There is a lot of wastage in the current system.
当前系统中有很多浪费。
Not this
Don't wastage food.
Use this
Don't waste food.
wastage 是名词，不能作谓语动词；表示“浪费（某物）”这一动作时须用动词 waste，后接宾语 food。
Not this
This meeting is a wastage of time.
Use this
This meeting is a waste of time.
表达“浪费时间的事”只能用固定习语 a waste of time，其中 waste 是名词；wastage 虽然有“浪费”的义项，但不用于这个固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
损耗率
The wastage rate in the production line has fallen.
生产线上的损耗率已经下降。
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。
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。
自然减员
The company avoided redundancies by relying on natural wastage.
公司依靠自然减员避免了裁员。
人才浪费
It is a wastage of talent to have a qualified engineer doing paperwork.
让一名合格的工程师做文书工作是浪费人才。
资源浪费
Simple changes could cut wastage of resources in the factory.
简单的改动就能减少工厂的资源浪费。
Use wastages naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
wastage 像 waste + age，想象“上了年纪损耗多”，损耗掉的就是浪费。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.