英语词汇“wasted”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

I felt as if my education had been wasted when I couldn't get a job.
She thought back over the past four years - four wasted years married to a man who almost destroyed her.
The government could have dealt with the problem there and then. It was a wasted opportunity.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Pembrooke had a wasted journey to Downpatrick yesterday.
They clasped hers weakly and a smile flitted over the wasted features.

Longman Language Activatorvery drunk► blind drunk

· Every Saturday night he came home blind drunk.· Don't give him anything more to drink. He's already blind drunk.

► roaring drunk

very drunk and very noisy: · They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.

► smashed/plastered/trashed

spoken informal very drunk: · We went to a nightclub in town last night and got absolutely plastered.· She came home completely smashed at about 2 o'clock this morning.· Man, you were so trashed. How much did you have to drink?

► bombed/loaded/wasted

American spoken very drunk: · Did you see Kim at Rob's party? She was totally wasted.· He's loaded. Somebody better call him a cab.· I was so bombed, I can't even remember half of what I did.

► paralytic/legless

British spoken extremely drunk: · Don't give Dave any more to drink -- he's already legless.· The day I got my exam results we went out and got absolutely paralytic.

to waste something► waste

to use time, money, food etc in a way that is not useful or sensible, or use more of something than is necessary: · I wasted 40 minutes waiting for a bus this morning.· Don't leave the light on - you're wasting electricity.· The school kitchen wastes an awful lot of food. waste money/time on something: · Bill wastes all his money on beer and cigarettes.· Let's not waste any more time on this.

► wasted

something that is wasted is not used in a sensible way, or does not produce a useful result: · I felt as if my education had been wasted when I couldn't get a job.a wasted trip/journey: · I'm sorry, you've had a wasted trip. Mr Newton isn't here at the moment.wasted life/years: · She thought back over the past four years - four wasted years married to a man who almost destroyed her.a wasted opportunity: · The government could have dealt with the problem there and then. It was a wasted opportunity.

► go to waste

if something goes to waste or if you let something go to waste , it is wasted because it is not used: · Local produce often goes to waste because people prefer to buy imported food.· If no one else wants this, I'll eat it -- I hate to see good food go to waste.· We can't let all our hard work go to waste.

► squander

to waste something valuable by using it in a stupid way that brings no useful results: · His family felt he had squandered his musical talent.squander a chance/opportunity: · England squandered a golden opportunity to score, seconds before the final whistle.squander away something: · Howard was a terrible gambler, and had squandered away the family fortune.

► fritter away

to waste something such as time or money in a silly way by using small amounts of it on things you do not need: fritter away something: · So many students seem to fritter away their time at college.fritter something away: · Michelle had frittered her inheritance away on extravagant parties and fancy clothes.

► dissipate

formal to gradually waste something such as money or energy by trying to do a lot of different and often unnecessary things: · She had dissipated her fortune by the time she was twenty-five.

► money down the drain

money that is wasted: be money down the drain: · Buying nice clothes for you was just money down the drain. All you ever wear are jeans and T-shirts.throw money down the drain: · The government is throwing tax payers' money down the drain.

WORD SETS► Drug Culture

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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a wasted journey

(=one that did not achieve the result you wanted)· To avoid a wasted journey, ring first to check that the event is still on.

► a wasted/lost/missed opportunity

(=one you do not use)· Many people see the failed talks as a missed opportunity for peace.

► a wasted trip

(=a trip in which you do not achieve what you wanted to)· I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip. We don’t have those shoes in stock.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► costs

· She is now liable for the wasted costs of her abandoned case - more than £1,000.· And, in accordance with the rules, a transcript of any wasted costs hearing must be made. 3.· All courtroom advocates of all kinds are susceptible to wasted costs orders.· The judge started to discuss figures as to the wasted costs.· Courts and judges must be alert to the problems which may arise in connection with wasted costs hearings and orders.· The judge's wasted costs order must be quashed.· A solicitor threatened with a wasted costs order must always be given an opportunity to make representations before an order is made.· There were on each circuit panels of barristers prepared to advise and act on behalf of any barrister threatened with a wasted costs order.

► effort

· It could save you a lot of wasted effort and money.· By providing clear goals and objectives, it minimises frustration and wasted effort. 4.· The careful selection of the most logical buyers in order to reduce circulation size can therefore be a wasted effort.· It would all be wasted effort, of course, if Balliol refused to be enticed out from Roxburgh Castle.· Attempts to achieve sales without segmenting these markets would result in a great deal of wasted effort.· If he thought he could manipulate her, he'd soon find out that it was a wasted effort.· The price of all social improvement is effort, often wasted effort.· This critique should not be understood to imply that experimental referential communication research is wasted effort.

► journey

· Pembrooke had a wasted journey to Downpatrick yesterday.· Not a wasted journey, after all, but she was anxious to carry on.

► time

· He was decisive and never wasted time on second thoughts.· That she should have wasted time crying over him was not just amazing, it was incredible.· He seldom wasted time wondering why people wanted other people dead.· Time spent like this will not be wasted time.· I walked back to the bar and wasted time with the barman.· If the allies wasted time, the Soviet Union would establish effective control.· And of course they will suffer consequences - at the very least those of wasted time and lost opportunities.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► wasted journey/trip/effort etc

As processes improve, it cuts out much of the wasted effort and rework, thus enhancing productivity.
By providing clear goals and objectives, it minimises frustration and wasted effort. 4.
If no-one answered soon he would have to chalk it up as a wasted trip, and Montgomery would not be amused.
It could save you a lot of wasted effort and money.
Not a wasted journey, after all, but she was anxious to carry on.
Not that it was a completely wasted trip, what with the hardware store right next door.
Pembrooke had a wasted journey to Downpatrick yesterday.
What a ridiculously wasted effort this was, Bill.

WORD FAMILYnounwastagewastewastefulnesswasterwastreladjectivewastewastefulwastedwastingverbwasteadverbwastefully

单词	wasted
释义	wastedwast‧ed /ˈweɪstɪd/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I felt as if my education had been wasted when I couldn't get a job. She thought back over the past four years - four wasted years married to a man who almost destroyed her. The government could have dealt with the problem there and then. It was a wasted opportunity. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Pembrooke had a wasted journey to Downpatrick yesterday. They clasped hers weakly and a smile flitted over the wasted features. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorvery drunk► blind drunk · Every Saturday night he came home blind drunk.· Don't give him anything more to drink. He's already blind drunk. ► roaring drunk very drunk and very noisy: · They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs. ► smashed/plastered/trashed spoken informal very drunk: · We went to a nightclub in town last night and got absolutely plastered.· She came home completely smashed at about 2 o'clock this morning.· Man, you were so trashed. How much did you have to drink? ► bombed/loaded/wasted American spoken very drunk: · Did you see Kim at Rob's party? She was totally wasted.· He's loaded. Somebody better call him a cab.· I was so bombed, I can't even remember half of what I did. ► paralytic/legless British spoken extremely drunk: · Don't give Dave any more to drink -- he's already legless.· The day I got my exam results we went out and got absolutely paralytic. to waste something► waste to use time, money, food etc in a way that is not useful or sensible, or use more of something than is necessary: · I wasted 40 minutes waiting for a bus this morning.· Don't leave the light on - you're wasting electricity.· The school kitchen wastes an awful lot of food. waste money/time on something: · Bill wastes all his money on beer and cigarettes.· Let's not waste any more time on this. ► wasted something that is wasted is not used in a sensible way, or does not produce a useful result: · I felt as if my education had been wasted when I couldn't get a job.a wasted trip/journey: · I'm sorry, you've had a wasted trip. Mr Newton isn't here at the moment.wasted life/years: · She thought back over the past four years - four wasted years married to a man who almost destroyed her.a wasted opportunity: · The government could have dealt with the problem there and then. It was a wasted opportunity. ► go to waste if something goes to waste or if you let something go to waste , it is wasted because it is not used: · Local produce often goes to waste because people prefer to buy imported food.· If no one else wants this, I'll eat it -- I hate to see good food go to waste.· We can't let all our hard work go to waste. ► squander to waste something valuable by using it in a stupid way that brings no useful results: · His family felt he had squandered his musical talent.squander a chance/opportunity: · England squandered a golden opportunity to score, seconds before the final whistle.squander away something: · Howard was a terrible gambler, and had squandered away the family fortune. ► fritter away to waste something such as time or money in a silly way by using small amounts of it on things you do not need: fritter away something: · So many students seem to fritter away their time at college.fritter something away: · Michelle had frittered her inheritance away on extravagant parties and fancy clothes. ► dissipate formal to gradually waste something such as money or energy by trying to do a lot of different and often unnecessary things: · She had dissipated her fortune by the time she was twenty-five. ► money down the drain money that is wasted: be money down the drain: · Buying nice clothes for you was just money down the drain. All you ever wear are jeans and T-shirts.throw money down the drain: · The government is throwing tax payers' money down the drain. WORD SETS► Drug Culture acid, nounaddict, nounaddicted, adjectiveaddiction, nounaddictive, adjectiveamphetamine, nounbong, nouncannabis, nounclean, adjectivecocaine, nouncoke, nouncold turkey, nouncontrolled substance, nouncrack, nouncut, verbdeal, verbdealer, noundesigner drug, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundope, noundope, verbdopehead, noundowner, noundrug, noundrug addict, noundrug baron, noundrug czar, noundrug dealer, noundruggie, noundrug rehabilitation, noundrug runner, nounecstasy, nounfix, nounganja, noungear, nounglue-sniffing, noungrass, nounhallucinogen, nounhallucinogenic, adjectivehard, adjectivehard drugs, nounhash, nounhashish, nounhemp, nounheroin, nounhigh, adjectivehigh, nounhippie, nounhit, nounjoint, nounjunkie, nounline, nounLSD, nounmagic mushroom, nounmainline, verbmarijuana, nounmescaline, nounmethadone, nounmule, nounnarc, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounOD, verbopiate, nounopium, nounoverdose, nounpeddler, nounpep pill, nounpot, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepush, verbpusher, nounrecovery program, nounreefer, nounrehab, nounroach, nounscore, verbshooting gallery, nounsmack, nounsmoke, nounsniff, verbsnort, verbsnort, nounsnow, nounsoft drug, nounsolvent abuse, nounspeed, nounstash, nounsteroid, nounstoned, adjectivestrung-out, adjectivesubstance abuse, nountab, nountake, verbtrafficking, nountrip, nountrip, verbuse, verbwasted, adjectiveweed, nounwithdrawal, nounwithdrawal symptoms, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a wasted journey (=one that did not achieve the result you wanted)· To avoid a wasted journey, ring first to check that the event is still on. ► a wasted/lost/missed opportunity (=one you do not use)· Many people see the failed talks as a missed opportunity for peace. ► a wasted trip (=a trip in which you do not achieve what you wanted to)· I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip. We don’t have those shoes in stock. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► costs · She is now liable for the wasted costs of her abandoned case - more than £1,000.· And, in accordance with the rules, a transcript of any wasted costs hearing must be made. 3.· All courtroom advocates of all kinds are susceptible to wasted costs orders.· The judge started to discuss figures as to the wasted costs.· Courts and judges must be alert to the problems which may arise in connection with wasted costs hearings and orders.· The judge's wasted costs order must be quashed.· A solicitor threatened with a wasted costs order must always be given an opportunity to make representations before an order is made.· There were on each circuit panels of barristers prepared to advise and act on behalf of any barrister threatened with a wasted costs order. ► effort · It could save you a lot of wasted effort and money.· By providing clear goals and objectives, it minimises frustration and wasted effort. 4.· The careful selection of the most logical buyers in order to reduce circulation size can therefore be a wasted effort.· It would all be wasted effort, of course, if Balliol refused to be enticed out from Roxburgh Castle.· Attempts to achieve sales without segmenting these markets would result in a great deal of wasted effort.· If he thought he could manipulate her, he'd soon find out that it was a wasted effort.· The price of all social improvement is effort, often wasted effort.· This critique should not be understood to imply that experimental referential communication research is wasted effort. ► journey · Pembrooke had a wasted journey to Downpatrick yesterday.· Not a wasted journey, after all, but she was anxious to carry on. ► time · He was decisive and never wasted time on second thoughts.· That she should have wasted time crying over him was not just amazing, it was incredible.· He seldom wasted time wondering why people wanted other people dead.· Time spent like this will not be wasted time.· I walked back to the bar and wasted time with the barman.· If the allies wasted time, the Soviet Union would establish effective control.· And of course they will suffer consequences - at the very least those of wasted time and lost opportunities. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► wasted journey/trip/effort etc As processes improve, it cuts out much of the wasted effort and rework, thus enhancing productivity. By providing clear goals and objectives, it minimises frustration and wasted effort. 4. If no-one answered soon he would have to chalk it up as a wasted trip, and Montgomery would not be amused. It could save you a lot of wasted effort and money. Not a wasted journey, after all, but she was anxious to carry on. Not that it was a completely wasted trip, what with the hardware store right next door. Pembrooke had a wasted journey to Downpatrick yesterday. What a ridiculously wasted effort this was, Bill. Word family WORD FAMILYnounwastagewastewastefulnesswasterwastreladjectivewastewastefulwastedwastingverbwasteadverbwastefully 1wasted journey/trip/effort etc a journey etc that does not achieve anything: I’m sorry you’ve had a wasted trip. Mr Newton isn’t here.2very thin and weak because of illness, old age etc: her thin, wasted body3informal very drunk or affected by drugs
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