a waste of

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  • det.浪费
  • Web的浪费；浪费某物；真是浪费时间

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det.
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浪费

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,浪费浪费,的浪费的浪费,浪费某物浪费某物,真是浪费时间真是浪费时间
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
I'd try and try, only to roll over and see another hour had gone by with no results. This was just a waste of time.
我不断试着睡，但只是辗转反侧，总是看着又一个小时过去却还没有睡着。这真是浪费时间。
wǒ bú duàn shì zhe shuì , dàn zhǐ shì zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè , zǒng shì kàn zhe yòu yī gè xiǎo shí guò qù què hái méi yǒu shuì zháo 。 zhè zhēn shì làng fèi shí jiān 。
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2.
That is the reason why you are here, and it would be a waste of time if I did not explain clearly, decisively, my point of view.
那正是你们来到这里的原因，假如我不清楚地、果断地说明我的观点，那就是在浪费时间。
nà zhèng shì nǐ men lái dào zhè lǐ de yuán yīn , jiǎ rú wǒ bù qīng chǔ de 、 guǒ duàn de shuō míng wǒ de guān diǎn , nà jiù shì zài làng fèi shí jiān 。
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3.
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
它是一种浪费能源的愤怒与一个人的表现不好，只是因为它是被愤怒的赛车会不要去。
tā shì yī zhǒng làng fèi néng yuán de fèn nù yǔ yī gè rén de biǎo xiàn bù hǎo , zhǐ shì yīn wèi tā shì bèi fèn nù de sài chē huì bú yào qù 。
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4.
Before you decide that's a waste of money, imagine how much more it would have cost before the collapse of ad revenues.
在你觉得那是在烧钱之前，想想这个广告还没产生效果之前浪费了多少钱。
zài nǐ jué de nà shì zài shāo qián zhī qián , xiǎng xiǎng zhè ge guǎng gào hái méi chǎn shēng xiào guǒ zhī qián làng fèi le duō shao qián 。
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5.
Ya, it was incredibly low. I didn't wire a dime out of the country so far because it would be a waste of money.
是啊，简直低到不行。我到目前为止一毛都没有汇出去，因为那么做根本就是浪费金钱。
shì , jiǎn zhí dī dào bù xíng 。 wǒ dào mù qián wéi zhǐ yī máo dōu méi yǒu huì chū qù , yīn wèi nà me zuò gēn běn jiù shì làng fèi jīn qián 。
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6.
If you think "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" sounds like a waste of time, don't waste yours.
如果你觉得“木乃伊：龙帝之墓”听起来是那种浪费时间的片子，就不要浪费好了。
rú guǒ nǐ jué de " mù nǎi yī : lóng dì zhī mù " tīng qǐ lái shì nà zhǒng làng fèi shí jiān de piān zi , jiù bú yào làng fèi hǎo le 。
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7.
People agonized , prayed, and even sacrificed their children to keep the gods happy. All that religion has been a waste of time and emotion.
每当陷入痛苦中，人们便会祷告，甚至把自己的儿女献为祭物，为要讨这些神灵的喜悦。
měi dāng xiàn rù tòng kǔ zhōng , rén men biàn huì dǎo gào , shèn zhì bǎ zì jǐ de ér nǚ xiàn wèi jì wù , wèi yào tǎo zhè xiē shén líng de xǐ yuè 。
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8.
It is a waste of time arguing with him about the matter.
同他争辩这件事真是浪费时间。
tóng tā zhēng biàn zhè jiàn shì zhēn shì làng fèi shí jiān 。
www.e-l-e.net.cn
9.
But don't let anyone tell you they are a waste of money. . . just make sure you know what you're getting and use it right.
只是不要让人们觉得买它就是在浪费钱，确定你知道如何更好的使用它来得到你想要得到的。
zhǐ shì bú yào ràng rén men jué de mǎi tā jiù shì zài làng fèi qián , què dìng nǐ zhī dào rú hé gèng hǎo de shǐ yòng tā lái dé dào nǐ xiǎng yào dé dào de 。
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10.
I always felt that it is a waste of time to listen carefully in class. and if I did so I would have no time to do what I wanted to do .
以前我总是认为在课堂上认真听讲是浪费时间，因为如果这样我就没有时间去做我想做的事情。
yǐ qián wǒ zǒng shì rèn wéi zài kè táng shàng rèn zhēn tīng jiǎng shì làng fèi shí jiān , yīn wèi rú guǒ zhè yàng wǒ jiù méi yǒu shí jiān qù zuò wǒ xiǎng zuò de shì qíng 。
wenwen.soso.com
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