The water ran to waste.

水给浪费掉了。

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Andrée Peel was an unassuming quiet, married woman who ran a beauty salon in Brest (heh), France, when the Germans invaded and laid waste to the countryside.

安德瑞·佩尔是一位谦逊温柔的已婚妇女，在法国的布雷斯特经营着一家美容院，其时德国人正在法国的乡间大肆侵略，肆意横行。

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We've all attended meetings that failed to start on time, ran way over, or simply felt like a waste of time because the agenda was not followed.

我们都出席过这样的会议——不准时开始、迟迟才结束或者因为不按议程进行而像浪费时间。

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Together, Carol and Max picked up a long log and ran at a nest that had survived intact, laying waste to it.

NEWYORKER: Max at Sea