1N-UNCOUNT 浪费;耗费;浪费量;消耗量Wastage of something is the act of wasting it or the amount of it that is wasted. 浪费;耗费;浪费量;消耗量
...a series of measures to prevent the wastage of water. [+ of]
一系列节水措施
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。
2N-UNCOUNT 消瘦;衰弱Wastage is the process by which part of someone's body gets weaker or smaller because they are very ill or have not eaten enough. 消瘦;衰弱
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。
...the terrible wastage of his lungs.
他的肺功能严重萎缩
3N-UNCOUNT (雇员的)减员;(尤指学生或学员的)流失人数Wastage refers to the number of people who leave a company, college, or other organization, especially before they have completed their education or training. (雇员的)减员;(尤指学生或学员的)流失人数 [British]
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。
Wages are low and the wastage rate of staff is high.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + WASTAGEADJECTIVE➤excessive, high過度損耗;高損耗▸➤natural (BrE) 自然損耗;自然減員◇Natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.自然減員將使員工數量減至所要求的水平。➤muscle (BrE) 肌肉萎縮◇Patients need exercise to prevent muscle wastage.病人需要鍛煉以防止肌肉萎縮。VERB + WASTAGE➤avoid, prevent避免浪費;防止損耗▸➤minimize將損耗降至最低程度▸➤reduce減少損耗▸➤increase增加損耗▸➤allow for考慮到損耗◇Buy more paper than you need to allow for wastage.考慮到損耗,買紙時打出餘量。