耗
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Definitions
- 1. to waste
- 2. to spend
- 3. to consume
- 4. to squander
- 5. news
- 6. (coll.) to delay
- 7. to dilly-dally
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Common mistakes
耗 meaning 'to waste' often collocates with time or resources (e.g., 耗时间, 耗电), not with concrete objects like food or money.
Formality
耗 is informal when meaning 'to delay' or 'to dilly-dally', often used in colloquial speech.
Example Sentences
1 shown这台空调很 耗 电。
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Words Containing 耗
to use up
time-consuming
to waste
energy consumption
low consumption (energy, fuel etc)
damage (e.g. to goods in transit)
internal friction
electric consumption
news of sb's death; sad news
to write back
loss of goods
wear and tear
consumables
nuclear fuel burnup
fuel consumption
war of attrition
rate of consumption
fuel consumption
lit. a dog who catches mice
biological oxygen demand (BOD)
a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
wear and tear
to require much effort
(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost
(dialect) mouse; rat
you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hǎo zì wéi zhī])
to waste
to dissipate
requiring much time and effort
consumables
fuel consumption
to exhaust
to consume energy
to spend
to consume electricity
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
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