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wastes

/weɪsts/

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noun

废物，废料.

Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

Examples :

"The factory produces a lot of toxic wastes that need proper disposal. "

这家工厂产生大量有毒的废料，需要妥善处理。

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noun

粪便，排泄物

Excrement or urine.

Examples :

"The cage was littered with animal waste"

笼子里到处都是动物的粪便。

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noun

荒地，废地

A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

Examples :

"The explorers trekked for days through the vast, sandy wastes, searching for any sign of civilization. "

探险家们在广袤的沙质荒地中跋涉了数日，寻找着任何文明的迹象。

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noun

废墟，荒地。

A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.

Examples :

"After the earthquake, the once-vibrant city was reduced to dusty wastes. "

地震过后，曾经充满活力的城市变成了一片尘土飞扬的废墟。

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noun

荒地，废地

A large tract of uncultivated land.

Examples :

"The sheep grazed on the sparse grass in the vast wastes. "

羊群在广阔的荒地上啃食着稀疏的草。

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noun

荒地，废地

The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.

Examples :

"The villagers traditionally gathered firewood from the manor's wastes, the uncultivated land beyond the fields. "

村民们过去常常在庄园的荒地上捡拾柴火，也就是田地之外那些未开垦的土地。

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noun

茫茫水域，浩瀚水域。

A vast expanse of water.

Examples :

"Sailing far from land, the small boat was surrounded by the ocean's blue wastes. "

小船远离陆地航行，四周都是海洋茫茫的蓝色水域。

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noun

废矿，矿渣。

A disused mine or part of one.

Examples :

"Local kids sometimes play in the wastes of the old silver mine, even though it's dangerous. "

即使很危险，当地的孩子们有时还是会在老银矿的废矿堆里玩耍。

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noun

浪费，损耗。

The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

Examples :

"Her life seemed a waste"

她的人生似乎白白浪费了。

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noun

浪费，废弃物。

Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.

Examples :

"The overflowing cafeteria trash can showed the wastes of food at lunchtime. "

午餐时间，食堂垃圾桶里满溢的垃圾显示了大量被浪费的食物。

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noun

损耗，耗损.

Gradual loss or decay.

Examples :

"The long illnesses caused gradual wastes of her body. "

长期的疾病使她的身体逐渐损耗。

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noun

消耗，损耗

A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.

Examples :

"The patient, weakened by illness, suffered from visible wastes of muscle tissue. "

由于疾病的侵蚀，这位病人身体虚弱，可以明显看到肌肉组织的损耗。

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noun

破坏, 蹂躏。

Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"

Examples :

"The hurricane's relentless winds caused significant waste to the coastal town. "

飓风无情的狂风给沿海城镇带来了巨大的破坏。

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noun

损毁，浪费.

Examples :

"The lawsuit alleged that the current tenant's neglect of the building caused such serious wastes that the property's future value was threatened. "

诉讼指控现任租户对建筑物的疏忽造成了严重的损毁浪费，威胁到了该房产未来的价值。

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noun

沉积物，碎屑。

Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.

Examples :

"The river carried a heavy load of wastes from the mountains to the coast after the heavy rains. "

暴雨过后，河流裹挟着大量的沉积物和碎屑从山上流向海岸。

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verb

摧毁，破坏，糟蹋

To devastate, destroy

Examples :

"The flood wastes entire villages, leaving people without homes or food. "

洪水摧毁了整个村庄，让人们无家可归，食不果腹。

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verb

浪费，挥霍

To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.

Examples :

"We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project."

我们在这个项目上浪费了数百万美元和好几年时间。

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verb

杀害，谋杀。

To kill; to murder.

Examples :

"The villain wastes anyone who stands in his way. "

那个恶棍会杀害任何挡他路的人。

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verb

浪费，消耗。

To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet wastes water every day. "

那个漏水的龙头每天都在浪费水。

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verb

消瘦，衰弱

Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.

Examples :

"After months in the hospital, he slowly wastes away because he cannot eat properly. "

住院几个月后，他因为无法好好进食，身体慢慢消瘦衰弱下去。

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verb

浪费，消耗，损耗。

To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.

Examples :

"Without proper care, the unused food in the refrigerator wastes over time. "

如果不好好保存，冰箱里没吃完的食物放久了就会慢慢变质，营养也损耗掉。

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verb

糟蹋，破坏。

To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.

Examples :

"The landlord wastes the building by refusing to fix the leaky roof, causing water damage to the apartments. "

房东不肯修理漏水的屋顶，导致公寓被水淹，这就是在糟蹋这栋楼。

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