wasteful

US [ˈweɪs(t)fəl]
UK [ˈweɪs(t)f(ə)l]
  • adj.浪费的；挥霍的
  • Web破坏性的；不经济的；奢侈

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wasteful
adj.
1.
浪费的；挥霍的using more of sth than is necessary; not saving or keeping sth that could be used
The whole process is wasteful and inefficient.
整个程序既浪费又效率低。
an engine that is wasteful of fuel
费燃料的发动机

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AllAll,浪费的浪费的,挥霍的挥霍的,破坏性的破坏性的,不经济的不经济的,奢侈奢侈
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1.
You may be crude and clumsy , wasteful and ineffective, but if you sincerely try to help, your attempt produces nothing but good.
你或许粗里粗气，笨手笨脚，徒劳又无成效，但你若真心想帮忙，你的努力只会带来善果。
nǐ huò xǔ cū lǐ cū qì , bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo , tú láo yòu wú chéng xiào , dàn nǐ ruò zhēn xīn xiǎng bāng máng , nǐ de nǔ lì zhǐ huì dài lái shàn guǒ 。
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2.
The Water Festival was interesting, when I experienced this first, I really don't know why there was a festival like this, so wasteful! ! !
傣族的泼水节挺有意思，我第一次玩这个的时候，不知道为什么会有这么个节日，浪费啊！
dǎi zú de pō shuǐ jié tǐng yǒu yì si , wǒ dì yī cì wán zhè ge de shí hou , bù zhī dào wèi shén me huì yǒu zhè me ge jié rì , làng fèi ya !
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3.
But this was a wasteful method, for often, in the excitement of bidding for a fine pearl, too great a price had been paid to the fishermen.
然而这是一种很费钱的做法，因为在猛烈地争购一颗明珠时，渔民常常会得到一笔过高的价钱。
rán ér zhè shì yī zhǒng hěn fèi qián de zuò fǎ , yīn wèi zài měng liè de zhēng gòu yī kē míng zhū shí , yú mín cháng cháng huì dé dào yī bǐ guò gāo de jià qian 。
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4.
When you see that they come onto land and are sold to fertiliser factories for 25 cents a kilo, that's just a very wasteful practice.
当你看到他们上岸然后把鲨鱼以25美分一公斤出售到肥料厂，那简直是一种浪费资源的演习。
dāng nǐ kàn dào tā men shàng àn rán hòu bǎ shā yú yǐ èr shí wǔ měi fēn yī gōng jīn chū shòu dào féi liào chǎng , nà jiǎn zhí shì yī zhǒng làng fèi zī yuán de yǎn xí 。
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5.
Mother was unhappy with him for going to that expense and kept complaining to him about being wasteful with the money.
母亲知道后非常生气，责怪父亲买那么贵的东西，一直抱怨他浪费钱。
mǔ qīn zhī dào hòu fēi cháng shēng qì , zé guài fù qīn mǎi nà me guì de dōng xi , yì zhí bào yuàn tā làng fèi qián 。
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6.
The daddy likes a money for minute not being able to let off, but mother likes spending, wasteful puts the money.
爸爸爱钱一分也不会放过，可是妈妈爱花钱，大手大脚的放不住钱。
bà ba ài qián yī fēn yě bú huì fàng guò , kě shì mā mā ài huā qián , dà shǒu dà jiǎo de fàng bù zhù qián 。
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7.
bought pork farms, how much a little fat fat, tasteless but wasteful to discard.
菜场买来的猪肉，多少带点肥膘，食之无味，弃之可惜。
cài chǎng mǎi lái de zhū ròu , duō shǎo dài diǎn féi biāo , shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī 。
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8.
Worshipping deities would seem to be an irrational and wasteful habit, yet it has been found in all cultures.
崇拜神性原本被看作一种非理性的、浪费的习惯，然而宗教在所有文化中都可见。
chóng bài shén xìng yuán běn bèi kàn zuò yī zhǒng fēi lǐ xìng de 、 làng fèi de xí guàn , rán ér zōng jiào zài suǒ yǒu wén huà zhōng dōu kě jiàn 。
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9.
Processed food costs a lot, especially as you usually are paying for all that wasteful packaging as well.
经过加工的食品很贵，尤其是还要为它的没用的包装付钱。
jīng guò jiā gōng de shí pǐn hěn guì , yóu qí shì hái yào wèi tā de méi yòng de bāo zhuāng fù qián 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
For that to happen, China would have to make big strides in improving energy efficiency, cutting out a lot of wasteful energy consumption.
为了实现降低碳强度的目标，中国必须在提高能效方面取得重大进展，减少大量的浪费性能源消耗。
wèi le shí xiàn jiàng dī tàn qiáng dù de mù biāo , zhōng guó bì xū zài tí gāo néng xiào fāng miàn qǔ de zhòng dà jìn zhǎn , jiǎn shǎo dà liàng de làng fèi xìng néng yuán xiāo hào 。
c.wsj.com
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