waste
翻译
浪费, 滥用, 错过
例句
Don't waste your money on that.
别把钱浪费在那上面。
He wasted a good opportunity.
他浪费了一个好机会。
语法模式
((sth.)) ((on sth.)) 在...上浪费... Don't waste your money on that.
((sth.)) 浪费... He wasted a good opportunity.
近义词
Synonyms: squander, misuse; Antonyms: save, conserve
词源
源自拉丁语“vastus”（空的，荒凉的），通过古法语演变而来。
记忆技巧
想象一下把有价值的东西扔进“waste” basket（废纸篓）里。