wasting time 浪费时间
wasting away 逐渐衰弱
wasting resources 浪费资源
A: Why are you wasting your energy on this?
A：你为什么要在这个事情上浪费精力？
B: I need to finish this work immediately.
B：我需要立刻完成这项工作。
1) 浪费（时间、金钱等）
2) 消耗（资源、能量等）
3) 逐渐消瘦或虚弱
1. 浪费，消耗
2. 逐渐衰弱
present participle
1. The action of using something carelessly or the process of becoming thin and weak.
Synonym: squandering, consuming