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。
• More careful purchasing and design, including the use of more advanced and less wasteful technologies.
  改善采购程序和建筑设计，包括运用更先进及造成较少浪费的建筑技术。
• All this excessive packaging& it's so wasteful.
  这些过多的包装&太浪费了！
• Wasteful consumption of fossil fuels creates political liabilities overseas, air pollution at home and global warming.
  矿物燃料的浪费性消费带来了海外的政治债务、国内的空气污染和全球性气候变暖。
• 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。
• Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.
  做没用的、浪费性的、琐碎的工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• Suffer visit employee to think, wasteful man-hour is main with boss communicate and manage skill to concern.
  受访员工认为，浪费工时主要与上司的沟通和治理技巧有关。
• In addition, planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities.
  另外，计划可以减少活动的重叠和浪费。