wasting

英 [ˈweɪstɪŋ]

美 [ˈweɪstɪŋ]

adj.  (指疾病)消耗性的，使消瘦的，使虚弱的
v.  浪费; 滥用; 白费; 糟蹋; 未充分利用; 使…屈才
waste的现在分词

现在分词：wasting　

医学

BNC.34156 / COCA.33574

牛津词典

adj.

• （指疾病）消耗性的，使消瘦的，使虚弱的
  a wasting disease or illness is one that causes sb to gradually become weaker and thinner

柯林斯词典

• (疾病)使人消瘦衰弱的，消耗性的
  Awastingdisease is one which makes you gradually become thinner and weaker.

英英释义

noun

• a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  Synonym:atrophywasting away
• any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
  Synonym:cachexiacachexy

双语例句

• He spent all his money, as well as wasting his time.
  他不但糟蹋了时候，还花光了他所有的钱。
• The team was penalized for intentionally wasting time.
  球队因故意拖延时间而被判罚。
• His companions brought pressure to bear on him, urging him to stop wasting money.
  他的伙伴们给他施加压力，劝他不要再浪费钱。
• You're wasting your breath! do you think I don't know that?
  废话！你以为我不知道吗？
• If I did nothing, I was wasting my time and my life.
  如果我这样做什么，我是在浪费我的时间和我的生活。
• The group says it wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous projects.
  这个团体表示希望从政者不要再把公帑浪费在一些它认为无关痛痒的项目上。
• The tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath.
  她的语气使他明白他是在白费口舌。
• Why was he wasting her time with these irrelevancies?
  他为什么要在这些无关紧要的事上浪费她的时间呢？
• I've made up my mind, you're wasting your breath.
  我的主意已定，你别徒费唇舌了。
• We used to grumble that we were wasting time learning a dead language.
  我们过去常常抱怨自己是在浪费时间学一门死语言。