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

• All those beautiful moon cake boxes are really wasteful and harmful to the environment.
  那些包装精美的月饼礼盒其实是对环境造成了浪费和伤害。
• 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。
• This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful
  这种行为被认为是浪费而不获认可。
• 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。
• After all, the expenditures can often seem wasteful and ineffective.
  毕竟，各项花费常常看起来是浪费和低效的。
• In addition, planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities.
  另外，计划可以减少活动的重叠和浪费。
• This is wasteful because it deprives the soil of valuable nutrients.
  这是一种浪费，因为它夺走了土壤的有价值的养料。
• 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。
• All this excessive packaging& it's so wasteful.
  这些过多的包装&太浪费了！
• It's very wasteful of electricity to have so many lights on at once.
  同时开这么多的灯，太浪费电了。