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

单词	wastage
释义	wast·age \-tij, -tēj\ noun (-s) Etymology: waste (II) + -age 1. a. : loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, leakage) < the fill is … largely the product of mass wastage from nearby hillsides — Journal of Geology > < the eggs and larvae … are subject to tremendous wastage as a result of the activities of carnivores — W.H.Dowdeswell > b. : losses that occur in a herd of cattle from any cause (as death, disease, or sale) — usually expressed as a percentage of the number of cattle in the herd 2. Scotland : a waste or desert place : waste ground 3. : wasteful spending or use of something : loss through wastefulness < man's wastage of the earth's resources — British Book News > < these delays, these wastages of effort and money — Eric Ambler > 4. : something produced by wasting < chips of flint, chert, and other stone — the wastage of implement making — American Guide Series: Michigan >
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