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