2019中考英语知识点：中考英语词汇旧词新义--waste

waste

I’m not going to waste any more words on the subject. 此句中waste用作及物动词,意为“浪费,滥用”,这是waste的常用法。 waste还有其它用法。如:

① It’s a waste of time doing that. (waste用作名词,意为“浪费,滥用”。)

② That was an area of waste ground in the past. (waste用作形容词,意为“无人烟的,未开垦的”。)

③ They won’t listen, so don’t waste your breath telling them. (waste one’s breath意为“白费唇舌”。)

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