Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1624
waste
废物;垃圾
Unwanted, useless, or damaged material; rubbish or garbage.
- 1.
Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
多余材料、无用副产品或损坏、无法销售的产品;垃圾;废物
- 2.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
无用的废弃材料
- 3.
Excrement or urine.
排泄物或尿液
- 4.
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
无益或无效的活动;随意挥霍或浪费
- 5.
A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
荒地;无人居住的荒凉地区;荒野或沙漠
- 6.
the trait of wasting resources
浪费资源的特性
- 7.
A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
被毁坏或破坏的地方
- 8.
A large tract of uncultivated land.
大片未开垦的土地
- 9.
A vast expanse of water.
广阔的水域
- 10.
A disused mine or part of one.
废弃的矿井或其一部分
- 11.
The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
浪费的行为或过程;过度消耗或无效使用
- 12.
Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
大量过剩的东西,特指未被使用
- 13.
Gradual loss or decay.
逐渐流失或衰败
- 14.
A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
疾病导致的身体衰弱;萎缩;消瘦
- 15.
A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
未来权益所有人可对当前所有人提起的诉讼,以防止其故意或疏忽降低财产价值或特性
- 16.
Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
浪费;挥霍;排泄物;粪便;尿;荒地;荒野;不毛之地;废墟;被毁坏的地方;大片水域;茫茫水面
In use
Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste we produce.
The beach was covered with plastic waste after the storm.
The factory must find a safe way to dispose of its chemical waste.
they collect the waste once a week
much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste
a waste of sth
常用于表示对时间、金钱等的浪费。
Connections
Collocations
- household waste
- 生活垃圾
- Household waste should be sorted before collection.生活垃圾在收集前应进行分类。
- industrial waste
- 工业废料
- The river was polluted by industrial waste from nearby factories.这条河被附近工厂的工业废料污染了。
- hazardous waste
- 危险废物
- Hazardous waste must be disposed of separately.危险废物必须单独处理。
- food waste
- 食物垃圾
- We compost food waste to reduce our environmental impact.我们将食物垃圾堆肥以减少对环境的影响。
- waste disposal
- 废物处理
- Proper waste disposal is essential for public health.适当的废物处理对公共卫生至关重要。
- waste management
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想起 '未食的' 谐音,未食完的就是废料。
Context & Register
该义项(废弃物)在正式和非正式场合均常见,适用于工业、家庭、环境等场景,语体为中性的。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words contain the same ending sound /eɪst/. Note that 'waist' is a homophone of 'waste' but spelled with 'ai' instead of 'a'. All other words end in '-aste'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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