[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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.
...a series of measures to prevent the wastage of water...
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。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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.
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
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
natural wastage
;(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.
[BRIT 英]
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.
工资很低,员工的离职率很高。
Oxford
wast·age/ˈweɪstɪdʒ; NAmEˈweɪstɪdʒ/noun1[uncountable , singular ]wastage(of sth) the fact of losing or destroying sth, especially because it has been used or dealt with carelessly 耗费;损耗;浪费◆It was a new production technique aimed at minimizing wastage.这是一项旨在使损耗减至最低的新生产技术。2[uncountable ]the amount of sth that is wasted 损耗量;耗费量;浪费量◆There is little wastage from a lean cut of meat.瘦肉的废弃部份很少。3[uncountable ]( BrE) the loss of employees because they stop working or move to other jobs; the number of students who do not finish a particular course of study (雇员的)减员;(学生的)流失人数◆Half of the posts will be lost through natural wastage.有一半的职位通过自然减员将会丢失。◆student wastage rates学生流失率wast·age/ˈweɪstɪdʒ; NAmEˈweɪstɪdʒ/
1when something is lost or destroyed, especially in a way that is not useful or reasonable, or the amount that is lost or destroyed: The system used to result in a great deal of food wastage.wastage of wastage of ability among working class children2natural wastage British English a reduction in the number of workers because of people leaving,retiring etc and not because they have lost their jobs
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