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waste当名词(垃圾)讲时有复数(加s)的形式吗?

有。例句来自柯林斯词典。

Up to 10 million tonnes of toxic wastes are produced every year in the UK.

英国每年会产生多达1,000万吨的有毒废弃物。

但waste作为废物一般是不可数的。

N-UNCOUNT 废物;废料Waste is material which has been used and is no longer wanted, for example because the valuable or useful part of it has been taken out.

Congress passed a law that regulates the disposal of waste...

国会通过了一项规范废弃物处理的法律。