wast.age

wastage的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈweistidʒ]
KK音标发音： [ˈwestɪdʒ]

wastage的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Loss by deterioration, wear, or destruction:
损耗：由于腐败、磨损或破坏导致的消耗：

“Disease and desertion still caused much greater wastage than battle”(Theodore Ropp)
“疾病和荒芜仍旧导致了比战争多得多的浪费”(西奥多·罗普)

2. The gradual process of wasting.
耗费：浪费的渐进过程

3. An amount that is wasted or lost by wear.
损耗：由于磨损而浪费或损失的量