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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wast·er /ˈweɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1 WASTE something British English informal someone who you think will never achieve any success in life 废物,饭桶 All her friends are drunks or wasters. 她的朋友不是酒鬼就是饭桶。2. time/money/energy waster someone or something that does not use time etc carefully or well 浪费时间/金钱/能源的人[]
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wasterUnfortunately, he turned out to be a waster and dissipated his fortune before dying young.Kate can't abide wasters, you know that as well as I do.How could such an intelligent and articulate woman want a bloody waster like you?FoE pinpointed fridges, light bulbs, washing machines, dishwashers, televisions, and tumble driers as energy wasters.Romantic as it may be, a fireplace without glass doors is a real energy waster.Although it is easy to dismiss meetings as time wasters, the above indicates why you should take them seriously.
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waster
waster /ˈweɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: wastage, waste, wastefulness, waster, wastrel; adjective: waste, wasteful, wasted, wasting; verb: waste; adverb: wastefully
1. British English informal someone who you think will never achieve any success in life:
    All her friends are drunks or wasters.
2. time/money/energy waster someone or something that does not use time etc carefully or well


wasterBrE /ˈweɪstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweɪstər/ 🔊 noun (often in compounds 常构成复合词) a person or thing that uses too much of sth in an unnecessary way 浪费…的人;耗费…的东西He's a time-waster. 他总是浪费时间。🔊🔊(informal, disapproving) a person who is useless or no good at anything 废物;无用的人;饭桶;酒囊饭袋