"waste on" in Chinese (Simplified)

浪费在

Definition

指不小心地或不值得地把时间、金钱或资源用在某事上，通常带有负面情绪。常用来表达不该把东西花费在某事上。

多为口语。'waste on'后面接浪费对象，如'waste money on'，'waste time on'。表达后悔或毫无意义。常见错误：不要用'waste in'；要用'waste on'来指代被浪费的事物。

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

不要**浪费在**你不需要的东西上。

She doesn't want to waste on expensive clothes.

她不想**浪费在**昂贵的衣服上。

I try not to waste on video games.

我尽量不**浪费在**电子游戏上。

Why waste on something you won't even enjoy?

为什么要**浪费在**你不会喜欢的事情上？

They regret how much they wasted on that failed project.

他们后悔在那个失败的项目上**浪费了**那么多。

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

我简直不能相信我昨天在社交媒体上**浪费了**多少时间。