wasted

UK //ˈweɪstɪd//US //ˈweɪstɪd//

词源

源自中古英语 wasten，来自古北法语 waster，最终源自拉丁语 vastare（意为'使荒废'）。词义演变反映了从物质浪费到抽象概念（如时间）浪费，再到现代俚语用法的扩展过程。

❶ 指资源、时间或机会被不合理地消耗或未充分利用，造成损失或浪费的状态。

“Leaving the lights on all night is a wasted energy.”

（整晚不关灯是一种能源浪费。）

“He regretted his wasted years of procrastination.”

（他后悔虚度了拖延的那些年。）

❶ 俚语中形容因酒精或药物影响而神志不清或极度陶醉的状态。

“He got completely wasted at the party last night.”

（他昨晚在派对上喝得烂醉如泥。）

“She was too wasted to remember what happened.”

（她当时嗨过头了，根本不记得发生了什么。）

同义词:squandered, misspent, consumed, intoxicated, drunk

wasted potential — 形容某人或某事物本可以取得更大成就或发挥更大作用，但最终未能实现的情况。

“His teachers often said he was a case of wasted potential.”

（他的老师常说他是潜力被浪费的典型例子。）

wasted effort — 指付出的努力没有产生预期效果或完全白费力气的情况。

“All our preparation turned out to be wasted effort when the event was canceled.”