1. It's part disaster movie spoof and part cheeky skewering of our collective gluttony and ensuing wastefulness.
2. It's a good compromise between the impersonal Internet and the wastefulness of sending paper cards, he said.
3. The wastefulness of tearing down perfectly good buildings is compounded by the substandard quality of the buildings that replace them.
4. Ferguson said that his side's wastefulness in front of goal is becoming a worry.
5. The growth momentum now runs into such obstacles as environmental degradation and wastefulness and excessive consumption of natural resources.
6. " But at a time when global food shortages are in the headlines this kind of wastefulness becomes even more shocking ".
noun
1. useless or profitless activity
using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
e.g. if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
mindless dissipation of natural resources
Synonym: waste dissipation
2. wastefulness的意思
2. the trait of wasting resources
e.g. a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste
the wastefulness of missed opportunities
Synonym: thriftlessness waste