wastage

英 [ˈweɪ.stɪdʒ]      美 [ˈweɪ.stɪdʒ]
  • n. 损耗;消瘦;衰老
星级词汇:
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wastage (n.)
1673, a hybrid from waste (v.) + -age.
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. Wages are low and the wastage rate of staff is high.
工资很低,员工的离职率很高。
3. Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war.
巨大的损耗无疑是战争的必然结果。
4. 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。
5. British universities have very little wastage and their graduates are good.
英国大学的退学率很低,而且他们的毕业生很优秀。