wasteful

英 [ˈweɪstfl]

美 [ˈweɪstfl]

adj.  浪费的; 挥霍的

CET6

Collins.1 / BNC.11174 / COCA.12903

牛津词典

adj.

• 浪费的；挥霍的
  using more of sth than is necessary; not saving or keeping sth that could be used
  1. The whole process is wasteful and inefficient.
     整个程序既浪费又效率低。
  2. an engine that is wasteful of fuel
     费燃料的发动机

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 浪费的;耗费的;挥霍的
  Action that iswastefuluses too much of something valuable such as time, money, or energy.
  1. This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources...
     这种训练没有效率，而且是对稀缺资源的浪费。
  2. Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
     尽量避免无用的重复劳动。

双语例句

• It's very wasteful of electricity to have so many lights on at once.
  同时开这么多的灯，太浪费电了。
• You will it's wasteful for your memory if nobody ask you to remember her birthday.
  再没有人要你记着她的生日，你会觉得浪费了你良好的记忆力。
• I think it a shame to be so wasteful.
  我觉得那样华侈太羞耻了。
• But wasteful use of public money and dishonesty in government have weakened the economy in recent years.
  但近几年来，公款的滥用和政府的欺骗行为削弱了经济。
• You can both be quite extravagant and wasteful.
  不过你俩都十分奢侈浪费。
• You can cease to be so wasteful and conserve and recycle more.
  你们可以停止再如此浪费而保护资源并再生利用。
• Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.
  做没用的、浪费性的、琐碎的工作。
• The way India divvies up spectrum is unfair and erratic, which deters investment. It is also wasteful.
  印度的频谱分配方式既不公平也反复多变，抑制了投资，也造成了浪费。
• Throwing it all in the garbage can make you feel guilty or wasteful, Frank said.
  弗兰克说：把物品全部丢进垃圾箱会让你有负罪感或是觉得太浪费了。
• It is wasteful to leave water running from a pipe.
  让水管里的水白白流掉，太浪费了。