"waste on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 浪費在

Definition

指不小心地或不值得地把時間、金錢或資源用在某事上，通常帶有負面情緒。常用來表達不該把東西花費在某事上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為口語。'waste on'後面接浪費對象，如'waste money on'，'waste time on'。表達後悔或毫無意義。常見錯誤：不要用'waste in'；要用'waste on'來指代被浪費的事物。

Examples

Don't waste on things you don't need.

不要**浪費在**你不需要的東西上。

She doesn't want to waste on expensive clothes.

她不想**浪費在**昂貴的衣服上。

I try not to waste on video games.

我盡量不**浪費在**電子遊戲上。

Why waste on something you won't even enjoy?

為什麼要**浪費在**你不會喜歡的事情上？

They regret how much they wasted on that failed project.

他們後悔在那個失敗的項目上**浪費了**那麼多。

I can't believe how much time I wasted on social media yesterday.

我簡直不敢相信我昨天在社交媒體上**浪費了**多少時間。