Definition
荒废是一个多义动词，核心义是「使荒芜、闲置」，用于土地、设施等物；引申指「因长期不练习而让技能生疏」或「浪费（时间、机会）」。使用时注意与「浪费」的区别：浪费时间通常用荒废，浪费钱财则用「浪费」。
v.
to leave (land) uncultivatedto let go to wasteto neglect (one's studies, skills)to become out of practiceto waste (time, opportunities)
Examples
- 荒废。Zhè piàn tǔdì yǐjīng huāng fèi le hěn duō nián.This piece of land has lain waste for many years.
- 荒废。Tā de Yīngyǔ yīnwèi chángqī bú yòng ér huāng fèi le.His English has gotten rusty from long disuse.
- 荒废。Bié huāng fèi le zhème hǎo de jīhuì.Don't waste such a good opportunity.
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