单词 | wasteful |
释义 | wastefulWord family (noun) wastage waste wastefulness waster wastrel (adjective) waste wasteful wasted wasting (verb) waste (adverb) wastefully From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwastefulwaste‧ful /ˈweɪstfəl/ ●○○ adjectiveWASTE somethingusing more of something than you should, especially money, time, or effort OPP economical a wasteful use of resourceswasteful of The software is very wasteful of memory. —wastefully adverb Lily had wastefully left the light on. —wastefulness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuswasteful• The confusion created by this can be very wasteful.• Do not make unnecessarily long calls as they are wasteful.• Many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant.• The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.• Pemex has long been considered one of the hemisphere's most wasteful, bloated companies.• There also might be wasteful competition as many variations of a good are offered.• Tell us how wasteful government will not limit our futures and the futures of our children.• wasteful packaging• Esther believed it was a filthy habit not to change towels often, and Robert believed it was wasteful to do so.• That's so wasteful to throw away a clean sheet of paper.• It's ... it's ... wasteful you know, so wasteful.From Longman Business Dictionarywastefulwaste‧ful /ˈweɪstfəl/ adjective using things such as money, materials or energy in a way that is not sensible or effectiveLocal government is seen as wasteful, and incompetent. |
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