Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1624
waste
浪费；挥霍；白费
核心释义
to use money, time, or resources carelessly or without good effect
- 1.
To devastate; to destroy.
- 2.
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
- 3.
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- 4.
To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- 5.
To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- 6.
To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
（使）衰弱；消瘦；逐渐减少；消耗；磨损；损耗；破坏；毁坏；（因疏忽）使荒废；损毁；浪费
用法In use
Don't waste your money on things you don't need.
用法提示：此处 waste 是动词，表示“浪费、挥霍”金钱。
He wasted the whole afternoon playing video games.
用法提示：waste 后接时间，表示“白白耗费”时间。
She wasted a good opportunity by arriving late.
用法提示：waste 在这里表示“糟蹋、辜负”机会，主语是人，宾语是抽象事物。
waste something
Don't waste food.
不要浪费食物。
waste something on something
He wasted his allowance on candy.
他把零花钱浪费在糖果上。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- waste time
- 浪费时间
- Don't waste time worrying about things you can't change.别把时间浪费在无法改变的事情上。
- waste money
- 浪费钱
- Don't waste money on things you don't need.别把钱浪费在你不需要的东西上。
- waste an opportunity
- 浪费（错过）一个机会
- She wasted a golden opportunity to study abroad.她错过了出国留学的宝贵机会。
- waste energy
- 浪费精力；白费力气
- You're just wasting energy arguing with him.你跟他争论只是白费力气。
- waste resources
- 浪费资源
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象水龙头一直开着，水白白流走，这就是 waste（浪费）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday advice or criticism、business and resource management、personal time management 在此义项（浪费、挥霍）中，waste 属中性常用词，口语和书面语都自然，通常多用于日常对话、职场讨论或正式报告；语气常带批评或惋惜。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语，常用搭配 waste time/money on sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 waste /weɪst/ 押韵：taste、haste、paste、baste、chaste（都以 -aste 结尾，读 /eɪst/）；waist 拼写不同但发音完全相同。注意形近词 water /ˈwɔːtər/ 和 watch /wɑːtʃ/ 的读音与 waste 不同。
高价值词汇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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.