wasteful

Word family noun wastage waste wastefulness waster wastrel wastenesswasterfulnesswasterywaste groundwastelandwaste paperwaste productadjective waste wasteful wasted wasting wastablewasterfulwasterifeverb waste adverb wastefully wasterfully

waste·ful /ˈweɪstfəl/ adjectiveadj

WASTE somethingusing more of something than you should, especially money, time, or effort 挥霍的；浪费的〔尤指金钱、时间或努力〕 OPP economical

a wasteful use of resources

滥用资源

wasteful of

The software is very wasteful of memory.

这个软件很占内存。

—wastefully adverbadv

Lily had wastefully left the light on.

莉莉让电灯开着，真浪费。

—wastefulness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

wasteful• The confusion created by this can be very wasteful.• Do not make unnecessarily long calls as they are wasteful.• Many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant.• The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.• Pemex has long been considered one of the hemisphere's most wasteful, bloated companies.• There also might be wasteful competition as many variations of a good are offered.• Tell us how wasteful government will not limit our futures and the futures of our children.• wasteful packaging• Esther believed it was a filthy habit not to change towels often, and Robert believed it was wasteful to do so.• That's so wasteful to throw away a clean sheet of paper.• It's ... it's ... wasteful you know, so wasteful.

From Longman Business Dictionary

wastefulwaste·ful /ˈweɪstfəl/ adjectiveadj

using things such as money, materials or energy in a way that is not sensible or effective

Local government is seen as wasteful, and incompetent.

词汇	wasteful
释义	wasteful Word family noun wastage waste wastefulness waster wastrel wastenesswasterfulnesswasterywaste groundwastelandwaste paperwaste productadjective waste wasteful wasted wasting wastablewasterfulwasterifeverb waste adverb wastefully wasterfully waste·ful /ˈweɪstfəl/ ●○○ adjectiveadj WASTE somethingusing more of something than you should, especially money, time, or effort 挥霍的；浪费的〔尤指金钱、时间或努力〕 OPP economical a wasteful use of resources 滥用资源 wasteful of The software is very wasteful of memory. 这个软件很占内存。 —wastefully adverbadv Lily had wastefully left the light on. 莉莉让电灯开着，真浪费。 —wastefulness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus wasteful• The confusion created by this can be very wasteful.• Do not make unnecessarily long calls as they are wasteful.• Many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant.• The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.• Pemex has long been considered one of the hemisphere's most wasteful, bloated companies.• There also might be wasteful competition as many variations of a good are offered.• Tell us how wasteful government will not limit our futures and the futures of our children.• wasteful packaging• Esther believed it was a filthy habit not to change towels often, and Robert believed it was wasteful to do so.• That's so wasteful to throw away a clean sheet of paper.• It's ... it's ... wasteful you know, so wasteful. From Longman Business Dictionary wastefulwaste·ful /ˈweɪstfəl/ adjectiveadj using things such as money, materials or energy in a way that is not sensible or effective Local government is seen as wasteful, and incompetent.
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