Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1624
waste
废弃的;无用的;多余的
核心释义
多指物品或材料因无用、损坏或过剩而被丢弃
Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
- 1.
Barren; desert; empty.
- 2.
Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
- 3.
Superfluous; needless.
- 4.
Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
- 5.
Unfortunate; disappointing.
荒芜的;荒凉的;空旷的;多余的;不必要的;阴郁的;沉闷的;令人沮丧的;不幸的;令人失望的;废弃的
用法In use
Please sort the waste paper from the plastic before you put it in the bin.
用法提示:waste 是形容词,修饰 paper,表示“废弃的、无用的”。
The city collects waste glass and metal every Tuesday morning.
用法提示:waste 作形容词,修饰 glass and metal,表示“废弃的”。
We should reduce waste packaging in our daily shopping.
用法提示:waste 是形容词,修饰 packaging,表示“多余的”。
waste + noun
waste 作为形容词常修饰 land, ground, area 等名词。
They cleared the waste land for farming.
他们清理了荒地用于耕种。
be + waste
be waste 表示处于荒废状态,主语通常为土地或区域。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- waste land
- 荒地;废地
- Nothing grows on this waste land.这片荒地上什么也不长。
- waste ground
- 废弃的空地
- The children played on a piece of waste ground near the factory.孩子们在工厂附近的一片废弃空地上玩耍。
- waste paper
- 废纸
- Please put the waste paper in the recycling bin.请把废纸放进回收箱。
- waste material
- 废料;废品
- The factory recycles its waste material.这家工厂回收利用其废料。
- waste water
- 废水
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:waste的本义是“浪费”,被浪费掉的东西即“废弃无用的”;荒地也是一片被浪费的土地,荒凉空旷。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:describing land or terrain、technical or industrial descriptions、formal or literary writing 作形容词时,waste 的语域随义项变化:表示“荒芜的/空旷的”(如 waste land)比较常见于文学或正式描写;表示“废弃的/多余的”(如 waste materials)多用于技术、工业等书面场合。日常口语中较少单独用作形容词,通常更常用名词或动词形式。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于固定短语 'lay waste to' 表示彻底破坏;作表语时表示荒芜的。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
waste /weɪst/ 与 haste、paste、taste、chaste 都押 /eɪst/ 韵;waist 与 waste 同音但拼写不同。注意 caste 拼写也以 -aste 结尾,但读音为 /kæst/(英式 /kɑːst/),不是同韵。
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。
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