1、waste的中文意思是:
(1)动词:浪费;滥用;白费;糟蹋;未充分利用;使…屈才。
(2)名词:浪费;滥用;白费;糟蹋;废料;废物;弃物;垃圾。
(3)形容词:荒芜的;废弃的;丢弃的;无用的。
2、例句:
(1)She wasted no time in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately) .她当即拒绝了提议。
(2)I think that is a total waste of money.我认为那完全是浪费金钱。
(3)There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them...原因可能有很多,他不打算浪费时间对此妄加猜测。