ADJECTIVE | VERB + WASTAGEADJECTIVE➤excessive, high過度損耗;高損耗▸➤natural (BrE) 自然損耗;自然減員◇Natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.自然減員將使員工數量減至所要求的水平。➤muscle (BrE) 肌肉萎縮◇Patients need exercise to prevent muscle wastage.病人需要鍛煉以防止肌肉萎縮。VERB + WASTAGE➤avoid, prevent避免浪費;防止損耗▸➤minimize將損耗降至最低程度▸➤reduce減少損耗▸➤increase增加損耗▸➤allow for考慮到損耗◇Buy more paper than you need to allow for wastage.考慮到損耗,買紙時打出餘量。