waste
I'm 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 It's 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 won't listen, so don't waste your breath telling them. (waste one's breath意為"白費唇舌"。)