1.to consume; to use up2.to deplete; to expend3.(old) news; mail; message
news of sb's death; sad news
1.loss; depletion; wastage; wear and tear2.to incur loss; to waste; to consume (energy etc)3.(in engineering) loss (of energy, signal strength etc)
1.time-consuming2.to take a period of (x amount of time)
1.to spend2.expenditure3.to cost
consumable goods; expendable item
1.to consume electricity2.power consumption
1.consumables2.to consume raw materials
low consumption (energy, fuel etc)
damage (e.g. to goods in transit)
1.internal friction2.internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics)3.fig. waste or discord within an organization
1.electric consumption2.power wastage
1.loss of goods2.damage to goods3.shrinkage
1.wear and tear2.wearing out by friction
1.to dissipate2.to squander
1.lit. a dog who catches mice2.to be meddlesome (idiom)
1.the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence2.crocodile tears
1.to write back2.to send a reply
(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost
you're on your own (pun on 好自为之[hǎo zì wéi zhī])
requiring much time and effort
瞎猫碰上死耗子瞎貓碰上死耗子 1.a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)2.blind luck