waste /weist/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- (n.) useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- (n.) (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Chinese translation
- n. 浪费, 废物, 损耗, 消耗, 荒地, 垃圾, 地面风化物
- a. 废弃的, 荒芜的, 多余的
- vt. 浪费, 消耗, 使荒芜
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /weist/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.81 · Common
Word forms
wasting, wasted, wastes
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