waste
1 s/u
[+of resources, food, money] 浪 费 [làngfèi]
2 u (rubbish) 废 料 [fèiliào]
II
adj
[material] 废 的 [fèi de]
III
vt
[+money, energy, time] 浪 费 [làngfèi]
[+opportunity] 失 去 [shīqù]
IV
wastes
n pl (land) 荒 地 [huāngdì]
what a waste! 真 可 惜 !
it's a waste of money 这 是 白 费 钱
it's a waste of time 这 是 浪 费 时 间
you're wasting your time 你 是 在 浪 费 时 间
to go to waste 浪 费 掉
to lay waste (to) sth 毁 坏 某 物