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'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。
• 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。
• 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。
• By investing in efficient plant it could generate lots of valuable carbon credits to sell to wealthier, more wasteful nations.
  通过投资高效能的工厂，它可以节余很多宝贵的碳信用额来出售给更富有、更浪费的国家。
• Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
  尽量避免无用的重复劳动。
• The whole project was a wasteful expenditure of time and effort.
  整项工程都是对时间和精力的浪费。
• 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。
• For years, poor Chinese have been financing the excessive consumption and wasteful housebuilding of Western consumers.
  多年来，可怜的中国人一直在为西方消费者的过度消费和大手大脚的住房建设提供融资。
• The president says all the programs being eliminated or reduced are wasteful or unnecessary.
  总统说，所有被取消或是削减的项目都是浪费和不必要的开支。
• 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。