To waste words, effort, or ink on something that is not worthwhile, is too verbose, or is poorly written; to write or speak unnecessarily.
这本小说的故事情节平淡无奇，人物刻画也不够深入，读完后感觉纯属浪费笔墨。
The plot of this novel is unremarkable, and the character development is not deep enough; after reading it, I felt it was a complete waste of ink.
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