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timewasting

/ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ/

Meanings
noun

浪费时间，虚度光阴

The wasting of time; idleness or procrastination.

Examples :

"Excessive social media scrolling during work hours is a serious timewasting problem in our office. "
上班时间过度浏览社交媒体是我们办公室里一个严重的浪费时间问题。
time action attitude

Related Words

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration serious

serious adjective

/ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈsɪəɹ.i.əs/

严肃， 认真。

"It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily."

看到总是那么严肃的船长竟然如此开怀大笑，真是让人惊讶。

Illustration scrolling

scrolling verb

/ˈskroʊlɪŋ/ /skroʊlɪŋ/

滚动， 翻滚.

"She scrolled the offending image out of view."

她把那个让人不快的图片滚动出屏幕外，眼不见为净。

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

Illustration problem

problem noun

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɑbləm/

问题，难题。

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen is a problem that needs fixing. "

厨房里漏水的龙头是个问题，需要修理一下。

Illustration activity

activity noun

/ækˈtɪ.və.ti/

活动，活跃，积极性

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

维修站通道里一片繁忙景象，充满活力。

Illustration procrastination

procrastination noun

/pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ /-ʃn̩/

拖延，延宕。

"My procrastination on my homework caused me to fail the test. "

我因为总是拖延做作业，结果考试不及格了。

Illustration fruitless

fruitless adjective

/ˈfɹutləs/

徒劳的, 没有结果的

"The search for her lost keys was fruitless; she had to borrow her roommate's set. "

寻找她丢失的钥匙毫无结果，她只好借用室友的那串。

Illustration idleness

idleness noun

/ˈaɪdl̩nəs/

懒惰，无所事事

"The student's idleness during study hall resulted in poor grades. "

这个学生自习课上的无所事事导致了成绩很差。

Illustration unproductive

unproductive adjective

/ˌʌnpɹəˈdʌktɪv/ /ˌʌmpɹəˈdʌktɪv/

没有效率的，徒劳的。

"Juggling is an amusing pastime, but generally unproductive."

玩杂耍是一种有趣的消遣，但通常来说没什么用处 (wán záshuǎ shì yī zhǒng yǒuqù de xiāoqiǎn, dàn tōngcháng lái shuō méi shénme yòngchù).

Illustration spending

spending noun

/ˈspɛndɪŋ/

花费，支出

"The government's spending on education increased this year. "

今年政府在教育上的花费增加了。

Illustration wasting

wasting verb

/ˈweɪstɪŋ/

摧毁，破坏。

"The wildfire, fueled by strong winds, was wasting the forest, leaving behind a trail of ash and destruction. "

在强风的助长下，野火正在摧毁森林，留下一片灰烬和破坏的景象。