wasteful

英 [ˈweɪstfl]

美 [ˈweɪstfl]

adj.  浪费的; 挥霍的

CET6

Collins.1 / BNC.11174 / COCA.12903

牛津词典

adj.

• 浪费的；挥霍的
  using more of sth than is necessary; not saving or keeping sth that could be used
  1. The whole process is wasteful and inefficient.
     整个程序既浪费又效率低。
  2. an engine that is wasteful of fuel
     费燃料的发动机

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 浪费的;耗费的;挥霍的
  Action that iswastefuluses too much of something valuable such as time, money, or energy.
  1. This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources...
     这种训练没有效率，而且是对稀缺资源的浪费。
  2. Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
     尽量避免无用的重复劳动。

双语例句

• All those beautiful moon cake boxes are really wasteful and harmful to the environment.
  那些包装精美的月饼礼盒其实是对环境造成了浪费和伤害。
• In addition, planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities.
  另外，计划可以减少活动的重叠和浪费。
• This is wasteful because it deprives the soil of valuable nutrients.
  这是一种浪费，因为它夺走了土壤的有价值的养料。
• Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
  尽量避免无用的重复劳动。
• You can both be quite extravagant and wasteful.
  不过你俩都十分奢侈浪费。
• The way India divvies up spectrum is unfair and erratic, which deters investment. It is also wasteful.
  印度的频谱分配方式既不公平也反复多变，抑制了投资，也造成了浪费。
• It's wasteful to throw away glass, paper and metal.
  扔掉玻璃、纸片和金属是很浪费的行为。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. He is a wasteful man.
  这样浪费粮食令人痛心。他是个爱挥霍浪费的人。
• This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources
  这种训练没有效率，而且是对稀缺资源的浪费。
• And politicians might say there is a lot of pork in a budget proposal, meaning wasteful spending.
  政治家们可能会说，在预算提案中有许多猪肉，意思是指浪费的开销。