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单词 wasting
释义
wastingwast‧ing /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ adjective Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· To do so would risk purchasing care inappropriately and, by wasting money, could exacerbate inequalities.· I should not let them linger, wasting time, wasting money, until the spring brings them fresh hope.· I respond with one simple example of wasting money.
· Having done this coolly and rationally there is less chance of wasting time between each job on deciding which to do next.· Decide exactly where and how you will jump them and avoid wasting time by taking long sweeps before and after fences.· The farmer approached at that moment and was angry with Tess for wasting time talking to a stranger.· They could see absolutely nothing and were wasting time and fuel.· I should not let them linger, wasting time, wasting money, until the spring brings them fresh hope.· But all this talk is wasting time.· Yet it is doubtful whether Baldwin was in fact wasting time.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • A preacher, victim of a wasting illness, would refer in the pulpit to his forthcoming demise without shocking his congregation.
  • Children have been born deformed and there are fears of genetic defects; many adults are suffering from wasting diseases.
  • She will host the surprise get-together tomorrow as a thank you to the victims of a fatal muscle wasting disease.
  • There is not much point in weighing less but looking as if you are suffering from some wasting disease.
  • My feeling, for what it's worth, is that they should be regarded as wasting assets.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounwastagewastewastefulnesswasterwastreladjectivewastewastefulwastedwastingverbwasteadverbwastefully
1wasting disease/illness formal a disease that gradually makes you thinner and weaker2wasting asset technical a property, business etc that is losing money:  The airline is a wasting asset.
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