wastage

英 [ˈweɪstɪdʒ]

美 [ˈweɪstɪdʒ]

n.  耗费; 损耗; 浪费; 损耗量; 耗费量; 浪费量; (雇员的)减员; (学生的)流失人数

复数：wastages　

IELTS化学

BNC.14096 / COCA.34104

牛津词典

noun

• 耗费；损耗；浪费
  the fact of losing or destroying sth, especially because it has been used or dealt with carelessly
  1. It was a new production technique aimed at minimizing wastage.
     这是一项旨在使损耗减至最低的新生产技术。
• 损耗量；耗费量；浪费量
  the amount of sth that is wasted
  1. There is little wastage from a lean cut of meat.
     瘦肉基本上不会浪费。
• （雇员的）减员；（学生的）流失人数
  the loss of employees because they stop working or move to other jobs; the number of students who do not finish a particular course of study
  1. Half of the posts will be lost through natural wastage .
     有一半的职位通过自然减员将会空出。
  2. student wastage rates
     学生流失率

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 浪费;耗费;浪费量;消耗量
  Wastageof something is the act of wasting it or the amount of it that is wasted.
  1. ...a series of measures to prevent the wastage of water...
     一系列节水措施
  2. There was a lot of wastage and many wrong decisions were hastily taken.
     浪费巨大，同时又草率地作出了许多错误决定。
• N-UNCOUNT 消瘦;衰弱
  Wastageis the process by which part of someone's body gets weaker or smaller because they are very ill or have not eaten enough.
  1. This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.
     这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。
  2. ...the terrible wastage of his lungs.
     他的肺功能严重萎缩
• See also:British universities have very little wastage and their graduates are good...Wages are low and the wastage rate of staff is high.natural wastage

英英释义

noun

• anything lost by wear or waste
• the process of wasting

双语例句

• He tried to apportion blame for this very serious wastage of talent.
  他试图把此种严重浪费人才行为的责任分摊到众人头上。
• This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.
  这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。
• Gas companies have to cut down on wastage.
  煤气公司不得不降低损耗。
• This leads to a lot of wastage in the industry. I wanted to fix that problem.
  它导致这个行业出现了大量损耗，我希望解决这个问题。
• He ruminated on the terrible wastage that typified American life
  他认真地考虑了美国生活中典型的严重浪费问题。
• Both wastewater feeding and sludge wastage were controlled by peristaltic pumps and timers.
  废水输送和污泥量通过蠕动泵和定时器来控制。
• Governments across Asia are insisting that industry cuts energy wastage.
  亚洲不同地区的政府机构一直在坚持削减工业能源消耗。
• Wages are low and the wastage rate of staff is high.
  工资很低，员工的离职率很高。
• The retailer has to absorb the cost of wastage.
  零售商须承受耗损的费用。
• Voluntary redundancies and natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.
  自愿离职和自然减员将使员工数量减至所需的水平。