wasting
/'weistiŋ/
BNC词频: #34,156
当代词频: #33,574
中文释义
a. 造成浪费的, 消耗性的
[医] 消瘦, 消耗
英文释义
n any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
n a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
v spend thoughtlessly; throw away
v use inefficiently or inappropriately
v get rid of
v run off as waste
v get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
v spend extravagantly
v lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
v cause to grow thin or weak
v cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
v become physically weaker