wasteful是什么意思？

So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about that would be wrong and wasteful and irrational.

Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, cancelled a conference in Las Vegas in order to avoid seeming wasteful.

has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be incredibly wasteful to tear them all down and replace them with greener versions

The fundamental fix—reshaping how care is delivered and how doctors are paid in a wasteful, abnormal system—is likely to be achieved only through trial and error and incremental ( ' , 渐进的) gains.

These should discourage retailers from wasteful practices that lead to the rejection of food on the basis of cosmetic characteristics, and losses in the home due to excessive purchasing by consumers.

In the same way, a significant reduction of wasteful agricultural subsidies could also lower the deficit.

As consumers, we are very wasteful.

The fundamental fix—reshaping how care is delivered and how doctors are paid in a wasteful, abnormal system—is likely to be achieved only through trial and error and incremental gains.