waste of space
waste of space — 慣用語
1. someone or something that serves no purpose and only takes up room that could be
廢物；累贅
佔據空間卻無貢獻的人或事物
someone or something that serves no purpose and only takes up room that could be put to better use
The broken printer in the corner office is a complete waste of space.
角落辦公室那台壞掉的印表機完全是個廢物。
collocation: complete waste of space
Grandma Rosa called the old piano a waste of space and had it removed.
Rosa 奶奶說那架舊鋼琴是個累贅，就叫人把它搬走了。
After the show, the crew treated the broken speakers as a waste of space.
演出結束後，工作人員把那幾個壞掉的音箱當成廢物處理。
That rusty bicycle chained to the fence has been a waste of space for months.
那輛鎖在籬笆上的生鏽腳踏車已經當了好幾個月的廢物。
collocation: been a waste of space for [time period]
The landlord decided the empty storage room was a waste of space and converted it.
房東認為那間空置的儲藏室是個累贅，就把它改建了。
- a complete waste of space
- a total waste of space
- dead weight
emphasises being a burden rather than simply useless
- good-for-nothing
stronger and always refers to a person
- white elephant
specifically a costly but useless possession
文法句型
a waste of space
用法筆記
Always preceded by the article 'a'. Can refer to either a person or an inanimate object. The phrase is informal and can sound harsh when applied to a person.