荒废
(荒廢)to abandon (cultivated fields) / no longer cultivated / to lie waste / wasted / to neglect (one's work or study)
Example Sentences
青年时期正当奋发有为，切不可贪图一时的安逸舒适而荒废了大好年华。
qīng nián shí qī zhèng dāng fèn fā yǒu wéi, qiè bù kě tān tú yī shí de ān yì shū shì ér huāng fèi le dà hǎo nián huá.
When you are young, you should work hard and make great achievements. You must not waste your good years by coveting temporary ease and comfort.
青年学生切不可整天沉迷于虚拟网络游戏中而荒废了学业。
qīng nián xué shēng qiè bù kě zhěng tiān chén mí yú xū nǐ wǎng luò yóu xì zhōng ér huāng fèi le xué yè.
Young students must not indulge in virtual online games all day long and neglect their studies.
这座曾经繁忙的码头由于河道改道而逐渐荒废，如今成了水鸟栖息的乐园。
zhè zuò céng jīng fán máng de mǎ tóu yóu yú hé dào gǎi dào ér zhú jiàn huāng fèi, rú jīn chéng le shuǐ niǎo qī xī de lè yuán.
This once busy wharf was gradually abandoned due to the diversion of the river, and now it has become a paradise for waterbirds.
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