waste

　　Im not going to waste any more words on the subject. 此句中waste用作及物動詞,意為浪費,濫用,這是waste的常用法。 waste還有其它用法。如:

　　① Its a waste of time doing that. (waste用作名詞,意為浪費,濫用。)

　　② That was an area of waste ground in the past. (waste用作形容詞,意為無人煙的,未開墾的。)

　　③ They wont listen, so dont waste your breath telling them. (waste ones breath意為白費唇舌。)