Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

wasteful

in Vietnamese Tiêu xài phung phí, lãng phí

BrE /ˈweɪst.fəl/ AmE /ˈweɪst.fəl/

adjective en → vi

1 USE RESOURCES BADLY [attributive / predicative] B1

Tiêu xài phung phí, lãng phí

using resources in a way that is not necessary or sensible; causing waste

  • be wasteful of something

Collocations wasteful spending · wasteful habits

  • The company is wasteful with its resources.

    Công ty tiêu xài phung phí nguồn lực của mình.

2 CAUSE WASTE [attributive / predicative] B2

Gây lãng phí, gây ra sự tiêu xài phung phí

causing waste or unnecessary use of something

  • be wasteful of something

Collocations wasteful practices · wasteful policies

  • The new policy is wasteful of water resources.

    Chính sách mới này gây lãng phí nguồn nước.