wasteful

adjective

/ˈweɪstfl/

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单词	wasteful
释义	wasteful adjective /ˈweɪstfl/ /ˈweɪstfl/ jump to other results using more of something than is necessary; not saving or keeping something that could be used The whole process is wasteful and inefficient. a wasteful use of resources The water shortage is due to wasteful consumption during a period of drought. wasteful of something an engine that is wasteful of fuel This system is wasteful of time and energy. Oxford Collocations DictionaryWasteful is used with these nouns: duplication system See full entry
随便看	subsonic subspecies substance substance abuse substance-abuse substandard substantial substantially substantiate substantiation substantive substation substitute substitute_1 substitute_2 substitute teacher substitute-teacher substitution substrate substratum substructure subsume subtend subterfuge subterranean