waste

ごみ、廃棄物

不要になって人が捨てるもの。

やさしい英語で： Unwanted things that people throw away.

• Put the waste in this bin.
• We recycle most of our household waste.
• The city collects food waste every week.

類義語： rubbish, garbage, trash

よく使う表現： household waste, food waste, waste bin, industrial waste

無駄、浪費

時間やお金、材料を使っても、役に立つ結果が得られないこと。

やさしい英語で： Using time, money, or materials without getting anything useful from them.

• That meeting was a waste of time.
• Buying another car would be a waste of money.
• Careful planning helps reduce waste.

使い方： a waste of something (Leaving the lights on is a waste of energy.)

類義語： squandering

よく使う表現： waste of time, waste of money, waste of energy

無駄にする、浪費する

時間やお金、材料を必要以上に使ったり、役に立たないことに使ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To use more time, money, or materials than needed, or use them without a useful result.

• Do not waste water.
• I wasted an hour waiting for him.
• Why did you waste money on that broken bike?

使い方： waste something on something (She wasted her savings on useless gadgets.); waste time doing something (We wasted time looking for the wrong address.)

類義語： squander

反対語： save

よく使う表現： waste time, waste money, waste something on something