Translations for „waste“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . waste [weıst] N

1. waste:

waste

浪费 làngfèi

waste

损耗 sǔnhào

2. waste:

waste

废物 fèiwù

waste

损耗物 sǔnhàowù

3. waste:

waste

荒原 huāngyuán

II . waste [weıst] VB trans, intr

1. waste:

waste

浪费 làngfèi

waste money on luxuries

把钱浪费在奢侈品上

2. waste:

waste

(使)逐渐瘦弱 zhújiàn shòuruò

3. waste:

waste

(使)荒芜 huāngwú

III . waste [weıst] ADJ

1. waste:

waste

荒芜的 huāngwúde

waste

贫瘠的 pínjíde

2. waste:

waste

废弃的 fèiqìde

waste

无用的 wúyòngde

3. waste:

waste

用于排除废物的 yòngyú páichú fèiwù de

consumer waste N

consumer waste

生活垃圾 shēnghuó lājī

hazardous waste N

hazardous waste

有害废弃物 yǒuhài fèiqìwù

waste pipe N

waste pipe

污水管 wūshuǐguǎn

waste-paper basket N, wastebasket Am

waste-paper basket

废纸篓 fèizhǐlǒu

Usage examples with waste

toxic waste

有毒废物

waste money on luxuries

把钱浪费在奢侈品上

a fearful waste

极大的浪费

Haste makes waste. [or More haste, less speed.] prov

欲速则不达。 yù sù zé bù dá.

It is a crime to waste so much food.

浪费这么多食物是一种罪过。

We think it is a waste of time, but he thinks otherwise.

我们认为这是浪费时间，但他不这样想。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, he is very busy and can not afford to waste time on an uncooperative source.

en.wikipedia.org

One day, a friend of mine told me that the garbage plant, the city's waste incinerator, would melt down too.

gawker.com

I decided to photograph the pipe because it's where all the waste steam/water from the power station goes.

www.bbc.co.uk

For this reason, they are used in fish tanks to help clean the water, to prevent clouds of waste matter.

en.wikipedia.org

Waste heat generated by energy usage is a secondary contributor.

en.wikipedia.org

Most of it was destroyed by tipping colliery waste on it, and then using it as a rubbish dump in the 1950s, but parts have since been reclaimed.

en.wikipedia.org

People are being asked to reduce waste and water consumption and to use more environmental options when possible.

en.wikipedia.org

Why waste time and our money on violent louts like this?

www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

Lead levels for the general public were 5 times lower than those for e-waste workers, but was still higher than the safe amount.

en.wikipedia.org

The function of the garbage disposer is to grind food waste (e.g. chicken bones, fruit, coffee grinds, meat) so that it can be sent down standard household plumbing without clogging.

en.wikipedia.org