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I . waste [weıst] N

II . waste [weıst] VB trans, intr

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3. waste:

waste
(使)荒芜 huāngwú

III . waste [weıst] ADJ

consumer waste N

hazardous waste N

waste pipe N

waste-paper basket N, wastebasket Am

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Doing this could save you money because you will not be wasting so much fuel, especially if your home is well insulated.
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The spotter checked when the deck went positive with card counting, the controller would bet small constantly, wasting money, and verifying the spotters count.
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As a result, it was deemed to be a wasting asset and the sale of the painting was exempt from capital gains tax.
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At times of immobility, muscle wasting in bears is also suppressed by a proteolytic inhibitor that is released in circulation.
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I began to face the future instead of wasting myself in bitter regret over a past that was beyond my reach.
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Examples of self-control would be avoiding gluttony, being able to go without sleep, and not wasting anything.
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The rift zones and escarpments produced by mass wasting phenomena give the sea mount a star-shaped pattern.
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This improves fuel efficiency by not wasting power on driving the fan unnecessarily.
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I won't even bother wasting space talking about the sheer horrendousness that is known as the witching hour!
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Rather than wasting that energy, the proposed device -- called an emissive energy harvester -- would capture the energy as the warmed object cools off and then turn the energy into power.
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