wasteful

adj.浪费的；挥霍的 副词：wastefully名词：wastefulness

wasteful

Adjective

inefficient in use of time and effort and materials;

"a clumsy and wasteful process"
"wasteful duplication of effort"
"uneconomical ebb and flow of power"

tending to squander and waste

laying waste;

"when wasteful war shall statues overturn"

wasteful例句

用作形容词(adj.)

His weakness is that he is very wasteful.
他的弱点是爱浪费。

We must avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
我们必须避免无谓的重复劳动。

It is wasteful to throw way glass, paper and metal.
把玻璃，纸张以及金属扔掉是很浪费的。

The energy shortage of the world results partly from wasteful use by the industrialized countries.
世界能源的短缺，部分是由于工业化国家挥霍能源而引起的。

wasteful近义词

prodigal uneconomical extravagant lavish careless profligate inefficient improvident spendthrift thrifty