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IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986

waste

Word family 
waste1 /weɪst/ ●●● S2 W3 noun   → waist
1  bad use 使用不当 [singular, uncountableU]WASTE something when something such as money or skills are not used in a way that is effective, useful, or sensible 〔金钱或技能等的〕浪费
waste of
 Being unemployed is such a waste of your talents.
失业简直是浪费了你的才能。
 Many believe that state aid is a waste of taxpayers’ money.
许多人认为政府援助是浪费纳税人的钱。
 What a waste of all that good work!
真是白辛苦了！
 excessive waste in state spending
政府支出方面的过度浪费
2  go to waste WASTE somethingif something goes to waste, it is not used 被浪费掉
 Don’t let all this food go to waste.
别让这些食物白白浪费掉。
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go to waste• And all that effort went to waste.• If no one else wants this, I'll eat it -- I hate to see good food go to waste.• Don't let all this food go to waste.• Unfortunately, most of these useful and innovative ideas go to waste without investigation.• I still had tickets to use for this season, and now those will just go to waste.• Every part of the animal was used and nothing went to waste.• Local produce often goes to waste because people prefer to buy imported food.• However, they needn't go to waste.• Oh, no, she resolved, not twice; she wasn't going to waste another year of her life!• She wasn't going to waste her strength.• I hate to see them go to waste.• We can't let all our hard work go to waste.
3  be a waste of time/money/effort etc POINTLESSto be not worth the time, money etc that you use because there is little or no result 是浪费时间/金钱/精力等
 We should never have gone – it was a total waste of time.
我们真不该去——那纯粹是浪费时间。
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be a waste of time/money/effort etc• An unrealistically low offer is a waste of time.• As I said, many of these divisions of investigation will be a waste of time.• But it was a waste of time.• He may protest to the auditor that this is a waste of time.• I feel annoyed, it is a waste of time.• Marx thought that scholarly contemplation was a waste of time.• Which was a waste of time really, because all I wanted to do was join Granpa on the barrow.• While some thought that they did a good job, a substantial minority felt that they were a waste of time.
4  unwanted materials 废料 [uncountableU]RUBBISH/WASTE unwanted materials or substances that are left after you have used something 废料，废弃物
 The emphasis now is on recycling waste.
目前的重点是废弃物的再利用。
→ nuclear waste, toxic waste →4  See picture on 见图 Page A6 Environmental problems 环境问题
5. a waste of space spokenUSELESS someone who has no good qualities 一无是处的人
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a waste of space• Biological media is totally unnecessary and a waste of space.• It is a waste of space.
6  LAND 土地wastes [plural] literary a large area of land where there are very few people, plants, or animals 人烟稀少的地区，荒芜地区；荒原
wastes of
 the icy wastes of Antarctica
南极洲冰原
icy/frozen/snowy etc wastes 冰原/冻原/雪原等
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icy/frozen/snowy etc wastes• The remaining one-third includes frozen wastes, deserts, mines and towns.• They were building railways and digging roads in the frozen wastes of Siberia.
→ waste ground, wasteland
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: unwanted materials or substances that are left after you have used something 废料，废弃物
verbs
recycle waste 回收废弃物
How much of our household waste is recycled?
我们的家庭垃圾有多少得到了回收？
dispose of waste 处理废弃物
environmentally friendly ways to dispose of waste
对环境无害的垃圾处理方式
dump waste 倾倒垃圾
nThey were fined for illegally dumping waste.
nincinerate waste (=burn it)
For many years, solid waste was incinerated.
nreprocess waste (=treat radioactive waste so that it can be used again)
The plant reprocesses nuclear waste.
adjectives
household/domestic waste 家庭垃圾
Newspapers and magazines make up 10% of household waste.
报纸和杂志占家庭垃圾的10%。
industrial/chemical waste 工业/化学废料
pollution caused by industrial waste
工业废料导致的污染
hazardous/toxic waste 有害/有毒废弃物
nthe illegal dumping of hazardous waste
radioactive/nuclear waste 放射性/核废物
nplans for the safe transportation of radioactive waste
norganic waste (=waste from plants, fruits, and vegetables)
Organic waste can be composted to make garden fertilizer.
human waste (=from people going to the toilet) 人体排泄物
nThe prison was full of the smell of human waste.
waste + NOUN
a waste pipe 污水管，排水管
a washing machine waste pipe
洗衣机排水管
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waste• But it was also a mark of his belief that gossip was simply a waste of time.• The Commission has already proposed establishing a compensation fund for damage caused by waste.• In the absence of domestic reprocessing facilities, waste is rapidly piling up in storage.• The operation made financial and environmental sense by eliminating the need to use a hazardous waste site.• It's a good idea to recycle household waste.• the icy wastes of Antarctica• Industrial waste had leaked into the water supply.• Too much waste has been dumped into the North Sea.• The costs of waste disposal are rising all the time.• The committee will study the issue of waste in state spending.• The site is expected to begin receiving waste during the next few weeks.• Music became the voice of opposition to the war and its senseless waste of life, and effectively found itself a conscience.• Specially engineered vaults should be constructed so that the waste could be regularly monitored and, if necessary, retrieved.• The government has announced a ban on all imports of toxic waste from abroad.
What a waste• Four people went in before Alice. What a waste of time.• They spend most of their time on the two-years-and-under crowd. What a waste.• None gave the Tories a hope of being elected with a working majority. What a waste of time and money.• There was to be more submission. What a waste of life!
waste2 ●●● S2 W3 verb [transitiveT]  
1  not use sensibly 不合理地使用WASTE something to use more money, time, energy etc than is useful or sensible 滥用，浪费〔金钱、时间、精力等〕
 Leaving the heating on all the time wastes electricity.
让暖气整天开着是浪费电力。
waste something on somebody/something
 Don’t waste your money on that junk!
别把钱浪费在那种垃圾上！
2  not use fully 未充分使用 to not make full use of someone or something 没有充分利用
 Hannah is wasted in that clerical job.
汉娜干那种文书工作是大材小用。
 His talents were being wasted as a lawyer.
他有那样的才华，当律师真是浪费。
n Grammar
Waste is usually passive in this meaning.
3  be wasted on somebody STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEif something is wasted on someone, they do not understand how good or useful it is 〔某物〕浪费在某人身上〔因为此人不懂其好处〕
 Her good advice was wasted on the children.
她对孩子们的规劝是白费口舌了。
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be wasted on somebody• The irony of the situation was not wasted on me.• At seventy-three, her days were too short to be wasted on slumber.• Compassion could only lead to increased confusion, for it would be wasted on her.• He explained this with his usual tact, but tact was wasted on Mrs. Bidwell.• Her effort was wasted on me.• I fear your quaint down-home speech is wasted on me, my friend.• It also tends to be grown locally so that less fuel is wasted on transporting it.• It must be a proper justification which shows that your time is not likely to be wasted on a low priority.• Nor did this luxury stimulate local production: it was wasted on foreign imports which could never become productive at home.
4  waste your breath spokenPOINTLESS to say something that has no effect 浪费口水，白费唇舌
 Don’t try to reason with Paul – you’re wasting your breath.
不要跟保罗讲理了——你是白费唇舌。
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waste your breath• Besides, something told her she'd be wasting her breath.• I ain going waste my breath.• I figure why waste my breath.• You know it and so do I. So don't waste your breath!• Was there any point in even wasting her breath trying to convince him?
5  waste no time (in) doing something FAST/QUICKto do something as quickly as you can because it will help you 〔因对自己有帮助而〕不失时机地做某事，赶紧做某事
 He wasted no time in introducing himself.
他赶忙自我介绍。
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waste no time (in) doing something• Peter wasted no time finding himself another girlfriend.• Additionally, less electricity is used and the chef wastes no time waiting for the correct temperature to be reached.• Emil, the crew and I wasted no time watching.• If it demurred, the Corps might waste no time in trying to build it instead.• Lee wasted no time entering Maryland, the men being in high spirits as the bold move was made.• Ringwald wastes no time wedging herself between McGaw and his coed girlfriend, Sarah Lassez.• Shouting to Wemyss to cope with this situation, Douglas wasted no time.• The man's wife had wasted no time going through his closets picking up worn and odd pairs.• The Right was wasting no time, meanwhile.
6. waste not, want notwant not waste not spokenCAREFUL used to say that if you use what you have carefully, you will still have some of it if you need it later 勤俭节约，吃穿不缺
7. harm SB 伤害某人 American EnglishAmE informalINJUREBEAT/DEFEAT to kill someone, severely injure them, or defeat them 杀死；严重伤害；打败
8.waste away phrasal verbphr v MITHIN PERSONto gradually become thinner and weaker, usually because you are ill 〔通常因有病而〕逐渐消瘦虚弱
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waste away• If the patient does not first surrender to a fungus, bacterium or cancer, he wastes away.• Their long shins are clearly defined, yet the fatty calves have wasted away.• In the aquarium, without a fish as a companion, some anemones eventually waste away and die.• Now she was literally wasting away, and his visits were still infrequent.• There was nothing we could do -- she just wasted away and within six weeks she was dead.• His muscles were slowly wasting away because of his illness.• The muscle has the ability to recoil, but when it wastes away, the tissue hasn't.• Respiratory victims commonly wasted away to skin-covered bones.• The answer, if not excuse, is that wrestling might have wasted away without his money.• Victims lay wasting away, yet heavy in their immobility.
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waste• I wasted 40 minutes waiting for a bus this morning.• You actually hope the time and money spent on insurance will be wasted.• Bill wastes all his money on beer and cigarettes.• He had a remote manner and didn't waste an atom of energy talking to anyone on the set except Zimmer.• The school kitchen wastes an awful lot of food.• Let's not waste any more time on this.• By fencing money into line items, in other words, we waste billions of dollars every year.• I felt enough time had been wasted, but time didn't seem to mean anything to Brando.• Don't leave the light on - you're wasting electricity.• Sometimes she feels she's wasted her life.• Back in the United States, Alvin wasted no time in proposing ways of doing that on future modern dance tours.• She wasted no time in writing to me and commanding me to return home at once.• One of the men threatened to waste the bank teller if he didn't get the money.• Stop wasting time. We have to finish this by five o'clock.• I must have wasted two whole hours trying to fix this machine.• The guests with a morning to waste until the ceremony at two o'clock got under everyone's feet.• Letting the water run while you brush your teeth wastes water.
waste something on somebody/something• I can't believe you wasted $500 on a new dress!
Related topics: Geography
waste3 ●●○ W3 adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
1. SGwaste materials, substances etc are unwanted because the good part of them has been removed 〔材料、物质等〕废弃的，无用的
2. SGAREAwaste land is empty or not looked after by anyone 〔土地〕荒芜的，荒废的
→ wasteland, → lay waste at lay2(11)
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waste• Nor are waste dumps the only things being shaken-up.• Inefficient recovery practices have left metal-rich waste dumps which have often been levelled or used as roadstone.• The waste form and the cannister should act as barriers for 1000 years each.• Beyond the rearing buildings the waste ground was empty.• In 1875 and 1876 the Corporation purchased 3,000 acres of the open waste lands of the forest manors.• The waters off North Carolina host numerous fish, a potential biological vector for transport of waste materials.• a sewage waste pipe• a waste tank
From Longman Business Dictionary
wastewaste1 /weɪst/ noun
1[uncountableU] unwanted materials or substances that are left after a particular process
The factory’s byproduct waste is used to feed pigs.
illegal disposal ofhazardous waste
Our primary business is industrial waste collection, treatment and disposal services.
government guidelines fortoxic waste disposal
2[singular, uncountableU] things such as money or skills that should be used effectively, but are not
Try as he might, the new manager couldn’t overcome the waste and inefficiency that had plagued the plant for years.
Sales of natural gas at present prices would be awaste of companyassets.
—waste adjectiveadj [only before a noun]
the recycling of waste materials
wastewaste2 verb [transitiveT]
to use more of something, especially time or money, than you need to, or use it in a way that is not sensible
A prominent economist has suggested that the government wasted $200 billion during the oil-price boom.
We waste a lot of time and legal fees on defending our trademarks rather than tending to business.
Origin waste1
1. (1200-1300) → WASTE2
2. (1100-1200) Old North French wast, from wast (adjective); → WASTE3
 waste2
(1200-1300) Old North French waster, from Latin vastare; → DEVASTATE
 waste3
(1200-1300) Old North French wast, from Latin vastus; → VAST
waste1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1waste2 verb →n GRAMMAR1waste3 adjectiveadj
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IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986
waste

noun¹

 1missing an opportunity to do/use sth浪費ADJECTIVE | VERB + WASTE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤absolute, complete, total, utter完全的浪費；徹底的浪費◇The whole thing has been a complete waste of time.整個事情純粹是浪費時間。➤big, colossal, enormous, great, huge, tremendous大量的浪費；巨大的浪費；嚴重的浪費▸➤awful, criminal, senseless, shocking, terrible可怕的浪費；可恥的浪費；無意義的浪費；驚人的浪費◇a criminal waste of public money可恥的公款浪費➤needless, pointless, unnecessary, useless不必要的浪費；無意義的浪費▸➤tragic可悲的浪費◇a tragic waste of human life對生命的糟蹋➤expensive代價沉重的浪費▸➤conspicuous明顯的浪費VERB + WASTE➤go to浪費掉◇If nobody comes all this food will go to waste.沒人來的話，所有這些食物就要浪費掉了。➤cause造成浪費▸➤avoid避免浪費◇Try to avoid unnecessary waste.盡量避免不必要的浪費。➤cut, cut down on, reduce減少浪費▸➤minimize將浪費降至最低PREPOSITION➤waste of⋯的浪費◇a waste of energy / resources能源／資源的浪費
waste

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 2unwanted substances/things廢料；廢棄物ADJECTIVE | VERB + WASTE | WASTE + VERB | WASTE + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤dangerous, harmful, hazardous, poisonous, toxic危險的廢料；有害廢棄物；有毒廢料◇a dump containing hazardous waste含有有害廢棄物的垃圾場➤high-level, low-level高放／低放廢物▸➤recyclable, recycled可回收／回收的廢棄物▸➤agricultural, commercial, industrial農業／商業／工業垃圾▸➤domestic, household, kitchen家庭／生活／廚餘垃圾◇All household waste should be disposed of in strong garbage bags.所有的生活垃圾都應放到結實的垃圾袋裏進行處理。➤clinical, hospital, infectious, medical醫療垃圾；醫院垃圾；傳染性廢棄物；醫療廢棄物▸➤nuclear, radioactive核廢物；放射性廢物▸➤chemical化學廢棄物▸➤plastic塑料廢棄物➤electronic電子垃圾◇the vast amounts of electronic waste being shipped to developing countries被運到發展中國家的大量電子垃圾➤green, organic綠色／有機廢料▸➤animal, fish, hog, livestock, poultry動物排泄物；魚的排泄物；豬的糞便；家畜排泄物；家禽排泄物▸➤bodily, body, human糞便；人體排泄物➤factory, mining, slaughterhouse (especially NAmE) 工廠廢料；礦場垃圾；屠宰場垃圾◇new regulations on the feeding of slaughterhouse waste to cattle關於用屠宰場廢料餵牛的新規定➤garden, plant, vegetable, wood, yard (NAmE) 園藝垃圾；植物性廢料；蔬菜垃圾；木材廢料；庭院垃圾▸➤municipal市政垃圾▸➤liquid, solid液體／固體廢物▸➤energy, food能源廢棄物；食物垃圾➤building, construction (NAmE) 建築垃圾；施工廢棄物◇Three quarters of all construction waste was recycled.四分之三的建築垃圾都得到了回收利用。VERB + WASTE➤create, generate, produce產生垃圾◇Tonnes of waste are produced every year.每年產生數以噸計的垃圾。➤dispose of, dump, get rid of處理廢棄物；傾倒垃圾；清除垃圾◇More people are dumping waste illegally.越來越多的人在非法傾倒垃圾。➤clean up, remove清理／清除垃圾◇the highly expensive task of cleaning up toxic waste清理有毒廢棄物這一花費極大的工作➤burn, incinerate燃燒／焚燒垃圾◇an incinerator for burning hospital waste燃燒醫院垃圾的焚化爐➤bury, store填埋／存放垃圾▸➤process, treat處理廢物◇facilities for processing radioactive waste處理放射性廢物的設施➤convert into sth, recycle將廢棄物轉化為⋯；回收廢棄物◇technology to convert solid waste into renewable energy將固體廢物轉化為再生能源的技術➤deal with, handle, manage處理廢棄物◇the best solutions for managing waste處理垃圾的最好辦法➤cut, cut down on, minimize, reduce減少廢料；把垃圾減到最小量；減少垃圾▸➤eliminate清除垃圾▸➤export, import輸出／輸入垃圾◇Industrialized countries continue to export their waste.工業化國家繼續輸出垃圾。WASTE + VERB➤contaminate sth, pollute sth垃圾污染⋯◇areas contaminated by industrial waste受到工業垃圾污染的地區WASTE + NOUN➤collection垃圾收集▸➤disposal, incineration垃圾處理／焚化▸➤storage垃圾存放▸➤processing, recycling, reprocessing, treatment垃圾處理；垃圾回收利用；垃圾再處理◇a waste processing plant垃圾處理廠➤management廢棄物管理▸➤minimization, reduction垃圾最少化；垃圾減少▸➤basket, bin, paper basket (especially BrE) 廢紙簍；垃圾箱▸➤dump, facility, repository, site, tip (BrE) 垃圾場；垃圾處理場所；垃圾存放處；垃圾收集站◇The river was used for years as an industrial waste dump.這條河多年來被用作工業垃圾傾倒場。➤incinerator垃圾焚化爐▸➤pipe (especially BrE) 污水管
waste

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 3wastes areas of ground not lived in or cultivated荒地ADJECTIVE➤desert, frozen, icy荒漠；冰原◇the frozen wastes of Antarctica南極地區的冰原
waste

verb

ADVERB | VERB + WASTE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤(not) completely, (not) entirely, (not) totally（沒有）完全浪費；（沒有）全部浪費◇In the end her efforts were not entirely wasted.她的努力最終沒有完全白費。➤just, simply只是浪費◇You're just wasting your breath. She never listens.你只是在白費口舌，她從來不聽別人的話。➤largely在很大程度上浪費VERB + WASTE➤can't afford to, not want to浪費不起；不想浪費◇He didn't want to waste valuable time in idle gossip.他不想把寶貴的時光浪費在說長道短中。➤hate to討厭浪費◇Their father hated to waste energy.他們的父親討厭浪費能源。➤be a shame to, seem a shame to浪費⋯很可惜◇It seems a shame to waste this good food.糟蹋了這麼好的食物真可惜。➤not be going to, not intend to, refuse to不打算／不想／拒絕浪費◇I'm not going to waste any more time on the problem.我不打算在這個問題上再浪費時間了。PREPOSITION➤on浪費在⋯上◇Don't waste your money on a hotel room.不要把錢浪費在賓館房間上。PHRASES➤no time to waste時間緊張◇Hurry up－there's no time to waste!快點兒，沒時間了！
IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986
waste noun
⇨ waste (industrial waste) ⇨ desert (the wastes of Siberia) waste

noun

waste ♦︎ garbage ♦︎ rubbish ♦︎ trash ♦︎ litter ♦︎ debris ♦︎ scrap ♦︎ refuseThese are all words for things that are no longer needed and are thrown away or left somewhere. 这些词均表示废物、垃圾。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆organic waste / garbage / rubbish / debris◆household / domestic waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / refuse◆to dump waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / debris / refuse◆to produce waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / debris◆to take out the garbage / rubbish / trash◆waste / garbage / rubbish / trash / refuse disposal / collection◆a waste / garbage / rubbish / trash dump◆a garbage / rubbish / trash / scrap heap◆a waste / rubbish / trash / litter bin◆a garbage / trash can■ waste [uncountable] ( technical 术语 wastes [plural]) materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away 废料；废物；垃圾◆Around four million tons of industrial waste are disposed of each year.每年处理约400万吨工业废料。◆the disposal of toxic / radioactive wastes有毒废物／辐射废料的处理◆Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.废水从工厂排到附近的河里。■ garbage [uncountable] (especially NAmE) waste, especially food and other wet material （尤指食物等湿的）垃圾，废物◆The garbage cans had just been emptied.垃圾箱刚刚清空。◆The canal is full of garbage and bits of wood.运河里尽是些垃圾和碎木头。■ rubbish [uncountable] (especially BrE) waste, especially paper, cardboard and other dry material that is thrown away by individual people and households （尤指纸张、纸板等干的）垃圾，废弃物，生活垃圾◆The streets were littered with rubbish.街上到处是垃圾。◆Over a third of British household rubbish is packaging.英国人的生活垃圾超过三分之一来自于包装。  see also junk ⇨ thing 3 ■ trash [uncountable] (NAmE) waste, especially paper, cardboard and other dry material （尤指纸张、纸板等干的）垃圾，废物◆The subway entrance was blocked with trash.地铁入口处堆满了废物。◆What are these letters doing in the trash?这些信为什么会丢在垃圾里？◆Don't forget to take out the trash.别忘了把垃圾带走。■ litter [uncountable] small pieces of rubbish/trash such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place （丢弃在公共场所的）垃圾，杂物，废弃物（如纸张、罐、瓶等）◆There will be fines for people who drop litter.乱扔垃圾的人将处罚款。■ debris ˈdebriː, ˈdeɪbriː; NAmE dəˈbriː[uncountable] (formal) pieces of material that are left somewhere where they are not wanted 残渣；废弃物；垃圾◆Clear away leaves and other garden debris from the pond.把池塘里的树叶和其他庭园垃圾清除干净。■ scrap [uncountable] things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of （可加以利用的）废料，废品◆We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts could be used again).我们把车卖废品了。◆scrap metal / iron废金属；废铁  see also scrap ⇨ remove 1 ■ refuse ˈrefjuːs [uncountable] (formal) waste material that has been thrown away 废弃物；垃圾◆Domestic refuse can be burnt to produce electricity.生活垃圾可以焚烧以发电。NOTE 辨析 Waste, garbage, rubbish, trash or refuse? Rubbish is the usual word in British English for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. Garbage and trash are both used in American English. Inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material; trash more often refers to paper, cardboard and dry material, although you can in fact use either word for either type of waste. Waste is used especially when it is considered in very large amounts, and is not often used in the context of the home. It is a general word which can also refer to the solids and liquids that the human body no longer needs. 在英式英语中，表示垃圾或废物的常用词是rubbish。garbage和trash皆用于美式英语。在家居生活中，garbage常常指残羹剩饭等湿润的废弃物，trash常指纸张、纸板等干燥的废物，尽管两个词也可以通用。waste尤指大量的垃圾，不常用于家庭生活的语境。waste含义很广，还可指人体的排泄物◆There were no toilet facilities and no way to dispose of human waste in a sanitary manner.没有卫生间设备，因此无法卫生地处理排泄物。In British English you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. In American English your garbage and trash go in a garbage/trash can in the street and is collected by garbage men/collectors. Refuse is a formal word and is used in both British and American English. Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector. 在英式英语中，垃圾是rubbish，街上的垃圾箱是dustbin，清理垃圾的人是dustman。在美式英语中，垃圾是garbage或trash，街上的垃圾箱是garbage/trash can，清理垃圾的人是garbage man/collector。refuse一词用法正式，在英式英语和美式英语中均可使用，refuse collector与dustman或garbage collector同义，但用法正式。   see also junk ⇨ thing 3 waste

verb

waste ♦︎ lose ♦︎ throw sth away ♦︎ squander ♦︎ blow ♦︎ splurgeThese words all mean to use or spend a lot of sth, especially on sth that is not necessary or useful. 这些词均表示浪费、挥霍。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow / splurge sth on sth◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow / splurge money◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow a fortune◆to waste / lose / throw away / squander / blow a / an chance / opportunity◆to waste / throw away / squander your life■ waste [transitive] (disapproving) to use more money, time, food, energy, etc. than is necessary or useful; to not make good or full use of a person or opportunity; to offer or say sth good where it is not valued 浪费（金钱、时间、食物、精力等）；未充分利用（某人或机会）；白费（好意）◆Why waste money on clothes you don't need?为什么浪费钱买你不需要的衣服呢？◆You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand).你跟他解释是在浪费时间。◆His talents are wasted in that job.他做那工作太屈才了。◆You're wasted as a sales manager－you should have been an actor.你做销售经理太可惜了－你应该当演员。◆Don't waste your sympathy on her－she got what she deserved.别把你的同情心浪费在她身上－她是咎由自取。  see also wasteful ⇨ extravagant ▸ waste

noun

 [uncountable, singular] ◆I hate unnecessary waste.我讨厌不必要的浪费。◆I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。◆These meetings are a complete waste of time.开这样的会完全是浪费时间。■ lose (lost, lost) [transitive] to waste time, money or an opportunity 浪费（时间或金钱）；错过（机会）◆We lost twenty minutes changing a tyre.我们换轮胎耽误了二十分钟。◆Hurry－there's no time to lose.快点－没时间了。◆We lost a lot of money on that deal.那笔买卖我们赔了不少钱。ⓘ Lose in this meaning is less disapproving than waste: it often suggests that time or money has been wasted through an unfortunate accident rather than through sb's fault. 表达此义时，lose较waste所含贬义少，常指时间或金钱的浪费不是某人的过错造成，而是不幸事故所致。■ ˌthrow sth aˈway

phrasal verb

(threw, thrown) (rather informal, disapproving) to waste your life or an opportunity or money in a stupid or careless way 浪费（生命）；错过（机会）；白费（金钱）◆You had everything you ever wanted and you threw it all away.你曾有过你想要的一切，却都一一浪费了。◆The team threw away a three-goal lead.这个队白白失去了领先三个球的优势。■ squander ˈskwɒndə(r); NAmE ˈskwɑːndər [transitive] (disapproving) to waste money, time, energy or an opportunity in a stupid or careless way 浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间、精力或机会）◆The company squandered millions on two dead-end projects.这家公司在两个没有前途的项目上浪费了数百万。◆The team squandered several good scoring chances.这个队白白断送了几次得分的良机。■ blow (blew, blown) [transitive] (informal, disapproving) to waste money or an opportunity in a stupid or careless way 挥霍（金钱）；浪费（机会）◆He inherited over a million dollars and blew it all on drink and gambling.他继承了一百多万元，全都挥霍在酗酒和赌博上了。◆You had your chance and you blew it.你本来有机会，但却没有抓住。NOTE 辨析 Throw sth away, squander or blow? Blow is the most informal of these and squander the least. Throw away is used less to talk about money and more to talk about other things. Blow is mostly used to talk about money and in the phrases blow your chances and blow it. * blow是这组词里最不正式的，squander是最正式的。throw away较少指浪费金钱，较多指浪费其他东西。blow最常指挥霍钱财，也常用于短语blow your chances和blow it中。■ splurge [transitive, intransitive] (informal, sometimes disapproving) to spend a lot of money at one time on sth that you do not really need 乱花钱；糟蹋钱；挥霍◆He splurged his whole week's wages on a champagne dinner.整整一周的工资，他一顿香槟晚餐就挥霍得一干二净。
IELTS BNC: 1624 COCA: 1986

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