wasting

英 [ˈweɪstɪŋ]

美 [ˈweɪstɪŋ]

adj.  (指疾病)消耗性的，使消瘦的，使虚弱的
v.  浪费; 滥用; 白费; 糟蹋; 未充分利用; 使…屈才
waste的现在分词

现在分词：wasting　

医学

BNC.34156 / COCA.33574

牛津词典

adj.

• （指疾病）消耗性的，使消瘦的，使虚弱的
  a wasting disease or illness is one that causes sb to gradually become weaker and thinner

柯林斯词典

• (疾病)使人消瘦衰弱的，消耗性的
  Awastingdisease is one which makes you gradually become thinner and weaker.

英英释义

noun

• a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  Synonym:atrophywasting away
• any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
  Synonym:cachexiacachexy

双语例句

• That teacher is wasting his effort trying to hammer useless facts into such children.
  那位老师在徒劳地向这些孩子反复灌输无用的知识。
• I've made up my mind, you're wasting your breath.
  我的主意已定，你别徒费唇舌了。
• I told them how to do it but I was wasting my breath; they went and tried it their way& and failed!
  我告诉他们怎么做，但是我徒费口舌，他们还是按自己的一套去做&结果失败了！
• Tapp was eventually cautioned for wasting police time.
  最后，塔普因浪费警方时间而受到警告。
• My resources are wasting rapidly.
  我的财富很快化为乌有了。
• There is no use wasting time in discussing the matter.
  浪费时间去讨论这事是没有用的。
• The team was penalized for intentionally wasting time.
  球队因故意拖延时间而被判罚。
• The tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath.
  她的语气使他明白他是在白费口舌。
• He spent all his money, as well as wasting his time.
  他不但糟蹋了时候，还花光了他所有的钱。
• Why was he wasting her time with these irrelevancies?
  他为什么要在这些无关紧要的事上浪费她的时间呢？