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

• In addition, planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities.
  另外，计划可以减少活动的重叠和浪费。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 practice is frowned upon as being wasteful
  这种行为被认为是浪费而不获认可。
• Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.
  做没用的、浪费性的、琐碎的工作。
• And politicians might say there is a lot of pork in a budget proposal, meaning wasteful spending.
  政治家们可能会说，在预算提案中有许多猪肉，意思是指浪费的开销。
• 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。
• All this excessive packaging& it's so wasteful.
  这些过多的包装&太浪费了！
• I think it a shame to be so wasteful.
  我觉得那样华侈太羞耻了。