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

• It is wasteful to leave water running from a pipe.
  让水管里的水白白流掉，太浪费了。
• But wasteful use of public money and dishonesty in government have weakened the economy in recent years.
  但近几年来，公款的滥用和政府的欺骗行为削弱了经济。
• You will it's wasteful for your memory if nobody ask you to remember her birthday.
  再没有人要你记着她的生日，你会觉得浪费了你良好的记忆力。
• Suffer visit employee to think, wasteful man-hour is main with boss communicate and manage skill to concern.
  受访员工认为，浪费工时主要与上司的沟通和治理技巧有关。
• Your business requirements may determine that some green policies are impractical or even more wasteful.
  您的业务要求可能决定了某些环保策略是不切实际、甚至是更加浪费的。
• 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。
• In addition, planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities.
  另外，计划可以减少活动的重叠和浪费。
• Lower tax rates and a simpler consumption tax base would also reduce wasteful tax evasion and tax avoidance behavior.
  较低的税率和更简单的消费税收基数也会减少逃税行为。
• 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。
• Throwing it all in the garbage can make you feel guilty or wasteful, Frank said.
  弗兰克说：把物品全部丢进垃圾箱会让你有负罪感或是觉得太浪费了。