wasted

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In practice, the money may be wasted or misdirected.
實際上，這些錢有可能浪費或者誤用。
Similarly, if someone buys something and then asks for your opinion, there is no need to tell him that you think he wasted his money. The truth would only have been helpful before the purchase.
同樣地，如果有人買了東西，問你有何看法時，你就沒必要告訴他你認爲他是在浪費錢，因爲這樣的實話衹有在買東西之前有幫助。
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Indeed, they wasted between 40% and 60% of their time making the system do something useful for them.
事實上，他們把40%到60%的時間浪費在系統(tǒng)上，以使系統(tǒng)能爲他們做些有用的事。

Scientists from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases measured the energy content of America's wasted food.
It has its statutes, sort of the mock constitution, and its rituals that involve basically getting wasted.
他們有自己的槼則一種倣憲法的章程,還有基本上是腐敗揮霍的儀式
耶魯公開課 - 歐洲文明課程節(jié)選
You've wasted a lot of energy in doing that process.
在這個過程中,你浪費了很多能量。
麻省理工公開課 - 熱力學與動力學課程節(jié)選

If the latter, a fair amount of the acreage in a round-sided room is wasted.
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(BADLY USED) Wasted time, money, etc. is time, money, etc. that is not used effectively because it does not produce the result you wanted.
(THIN) very thin and weak as a result of being ill or having no food
(DRUNK) very drunk or illfrom drugs