He was wasted away to no more than a skeleton, and what had once been vigorous black hair had turned into obscene stringy wisps.

他消瘦得不比一俱骷髅强，曾经精力充沛的黑发已经变成令人讨厌的枯草般的缕。

youdao

He must have thought Jane was worth it or he wouldn't have wasted time on her, I suppose.

我想，他当时肯定认为简值得他费心思，否则他就不会在她身上浪费时间了。

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The man lay in the bunk on the whale-ship, and told who he was and what he had undergone with tears streaming down his wasted cheeks.

这个人躺在捕鲸船的一个铺位上，眼泪顺着消瘦的面颊淌了下来，他说起了他的身份和他经历过的一切。

youdao

If he was to win this, then there was no time to be wasted - he needed to pick places off quickly.

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Di Maria didn't immediately retreat, he lingered, knowing that every second wasted was a bonus to his team.

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But the failure also ties into the idea that much of Mr Giuliani's second term (in which he promised to sort out the schools) was wasted.

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