| 释义 | View usage for: (weɪstɪd) 1. adjectiveA wasted action is one that is unnecessary.  I'm sorry you had a wasted journey. Synonyms: useless, unnecessary, pointless, needless More Synonyms of wasted 2. adjectiveSomeone who is wasted is very tired and weak, often because of an illness.  They look too wasted to care about much. More Synonyms of wastedwasted in British English (ˈweɪstɪd) adjective1. not exploited or taken advantage of  a wasted opportunity 2. useless or unprofitable  wasted effort 3. physically enfeebled and emaciated  a thin wasted figure 4.  slang showing signs of habitual drug abusewasted in American English (ˈweɪstəd)He never wasted any of his own cash on daft things like buying a round of drinks or paying for his own grub.He began to dial the local police, cursing himself for the time he had wasted.He was shabbily dressed, the flesh on his bones wasted by whatever disease afflicted him.Examples of 'wasted' in a sentencewastedDefinition unnecessary or unfruitful I'm sorry you had a wasted journey.Definition unnecessary or unfruitful a wasted opportunity to helpSynonyms missed blown (informal) neglected squanderedDefinition pale, thin, and unhealthy exercises designed to help build up his wasted limbsSynonyms weakened withered frail shrunken atrophied scrawnyAdditional synonymsa lost opportunity Synonyms wasted,  consumed,  neglected,  misused,  squandered,  forfeited,  dissipated,  misdirected,  frittered away,  misspent,  misappliedDefinition not required Our families thought I was taking a needless risk.Synonyms unnecessary,  excessive,  pointless,  gratuitous,  useless,  unwanted,  redundant,  superfluous,  groundless,  expendable,  uncalled-for,  dispensable,  nonessential,  undesired,  causelessDefinition without meaning or purpose Violence is always pointless.Synonyms senseless,  meaningless,  futile,  fruitless,  unproductive,  stupid,  silly,  useless,  absurd,  irrelevant,  in vain,  worthless,  ineffectual,  unprofitable,  nonsensical,  aimless,  inane,  unavailing,  without rhyme or reasonwaspishwastewaste awaywastedwastefulwastelandwaster
Additional synonymsIt looked old and shrivelled. Synonyms withered,  dry,  dried up,  wrinkled,  shrunken,  wizened,  desiccated,  sere (archaic)a hospital filled with skeletal children Synonyms emaciated,  wasted,  gaunt,  skin-and-bone (informal),  cadaverous,  hollow-cheeked,  lantern-jawed,  fleshless,  worn to a shadowDefinition not essential, or more than is essential The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.Synonyms needless,  excessive,  unwarranted,  useless,  pointless,  not needed,  redundant,  wasteful,  gratuitous,  superfluous,  wanton,  expendable,  surplus to requirements,  uncalled-for,  dispensable,  unneeded,  nonessential,  inessential,  unmerited,  to no purpose,  unrequired,  supererogatoryDefinition lacking in physical or mental strength I was too weak to move my arms and legs.Synonyms feeble,  exhausted,  frail,  debilitated,  spent,  wasted,  weakly,  tender,  delicate,  faint,  fragile,  shaky,  sickly,  languid,  puny,  decrepit,  unsteady,  infirm,  anaemic,  effete, enervatedDefinition shrivelled, wrinkled, or dried up with age a wizened fellow with no teethSynonyms wrinkled,  lined,  worn,  withered,  dried up,  shrivelled,  gnarled,  shrunken,  sere (archaic) |