wasteful

浪费的，挥霍的adj.

• This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources.

  这种训练没有效果，浪费了稀有资源。

• Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes.

  父母为铺张浪费的盛大聚会、昂贵的汽车和名牌服装买单。

• 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.

  这些措施应该阻止零售商的浪费行为，因为这些做法会导致基于化妆品特性的食品被拒绝，以及消费者过度购买造成的家庭损失。