āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to waste
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āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to use something without care or more than needed
Transitive: to waste a resource
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It 's unfortunate that some people waste electricity by leaving lights on when they're not needed.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻĒāĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to use financial or material resources recklessly, extravagantly, or in a manner that lacks prudent management
Transitive: to waste money on sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He tends to waste his income on luxury items rather than saving for the future.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to eliminate or kill someone
Transitive: to waste sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the criminal underworld, it 's not uncommon for rival groups to order a hitman to waste their competition.
āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to dispose of or eliminate something
Transitive: to waste unwanted items
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company had to waste excess inventory to make room for new products.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to gradually lose physical strength, usually due to illness, malnutrition, or other adverse conditions
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After weeks of being bedridden, the athlete could feel himself wasting.
āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻš āĻļāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause extensive destruction; to lay waste to an area, structure, or resource
Transitive: to waste a structure or area
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The invading army aimed to waste the enemy's infrastructure, leaving nothing intact.
āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause something to shrink or become weaker gradually
Transitive: to waste sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The long illness gradually wasted him, leaving him too weak to get out of bed.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
materials that have no use and are unwanted
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Hazardous waste, such as chemicals and electronic waste, requires special handling and disposal methods to prevent harm to human health and the environment.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯, āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻŋ
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
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āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
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āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻĒāĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§
the act of putting something such a resource to wrong or careless use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Let 's ditch the paper and embrace the digital age! Printing out all those documents is such a waste.
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ! āĻ¸āĻŦéŖäēæäģļæå°åēæĨįæ¯æĩĒč´šã
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āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
waste
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āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ°
situated in a barren, desolate, or remote area, often characterized by its isolation and lack of resources
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old castle stood alone in the waste countryside, surrounded by barren fields.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
discarded or no longer needed after a process is completed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the meal, the restaurant collected all the waste food for disposal.
āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
wasted
waster
wasting
waste
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
