在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中,waste排在第2000位,在4.5亿个单词中出现了19069次。今天我们就一起来看看waste的日常用法。
频率最高的搭配:
形容词词组:hazardous waste(有害废弃物)>solid waste(固体废弃物)>toxic waste(有毒废物)>nuclear waste(核废料)
名词词组:waste time>waste management>waste disposal(废物处理)>waste site(废物处置场)
动词词组:reduce waste>generate waste>dispose waste
词形变化:
wastes,wasted,wasted
词义解析:
n. 1.(an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.)浪费;滥用
2. (unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed)废品,垃圾,废物,废料
ground (mainly UK) an area of ground in or near a city that is not built on or used in any way(城市里或市郊的)荒地
wastes [ plural ](large areas of land that are not used to grow crops and have few living animals or plants 荒原,不毛之地)
v.(to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it 浪费;未好好利用)
词组搭配(按使用频率依次递减):
1.waste away:(to gradually get thinner and weaker, in a way that is unhealthy 逐渐消瘦;渐渐瘦弱)
2.waste of space:(informal)a person or thing that is not useful or helpful 废物,无用的人
3.waste product:(a substance of no value or use that is made during a process in which something useful is produced 无用的副产品;工业垃圾)
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