wasting 是 waste 的現在分詞wasteKK [ˋwest] /ˈweɪst/動詞1浪費、白費Don't waste your money on things you'll never use.別把錢浪費在你根本用不到的東西上。2錯失、糟蹋She wasted a golden opportunity to study abroad.她白白錯失了一個出國唸書的大好機會。3使消瘦、使衰弱常用被動His legs were wasted by months of illness.幾個月的病痛讓他的雙腿變得瘦弱無力。名詞1浪費Arguing with him is a complete waste of time.跟他爭辯完全是浪費時間。2廢棄物、垃圾The factory dumps toxic waste into the river.那間工廠把有毒廢棄物倒進河裡。顯示全部 12 個義項名詞3排泄物The body removes waste through the kidneys.人體透過腎臟排出體內的廢物。4荒地、荒原常用複數They crossed the frozen wastes of the far north.他們穿越了極北地帶的冰封荒原。形容詞1廢棄的、無用的We collect waste paper for recycling every Friday.我們每週五收集廢紙送去回收。2荒蕪的、荒廢的The city turned the waste ground into a park.市政府把那片荒地改建成公園。片語動詞1消瘦、衰弱He wasted away in the final months of his illness.在病重的最後幾個月裡，他日漸消瘦。片語1白白浪費、糟蹋掉Take the leftovers home so the food won't go to waste.把剩菜帶回家，免得食物白白浪費。2摧毀、蹂躪正式The storm laid waste to several coastal villages.那場風暴摧毀了好幾個沿海村莊。