waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
Английски
~ 2700
hulladék, szemét, pazarol, pazarlás, időpazarlás, pénzkidobás, lesoványodott
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
A2
1
Модел на употреба:
[something] is waste
The factory produces a lot of chemical waste.
A gyár sok vegyi hulladékot termel.
Please put your food waste in the compost bin.
Kérlek, tedd az ételmaradékot a komposztálóba.
Electronic waste is a growing environmental problem.
They are finding new ways to recycle plastic waste.
Примери за учащи
The bin is full of waste.
A kuka tele van szeméttel.
We must not throw waste in the street.
Nem szabad szemetet dobni az utcára.
This machine reduces food waste.
They burn the waste at the plant.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
Значение
Unwanted or unusable material
Колокации
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
Синоними
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
Антоними
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
Теми
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Определение
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Material that is no longer needed and is discarded because it has no use.
ГЛАГОЛ
A2
2
pazarol
B1
Модел на употреба:
to waste [something] on [something/someone]
Don't waste your time arguing with him.
Ne pazarold az idődet azzal, hogy vele vitatkozol.
She wasted a lot of money on clothes she never wore.
Rengeteg pénzt pazarolt olyan ruhákra, amelyeket soha nem hordott.
We can't afford to waste energy during the winter.
He wasted his talent on a job he hated.
Примери за учащи
Don't waste water when you wash dishes.
Ne pazarold a vizet mosogatás közben.
She wasted all her money on toys.
Minden pénzét játékokra pazarolta.
We waste too much paper at school.
He wasted his chance to win.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
Значение
Use carelessly or without benefit
Колокации
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
Синоними
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
Антоними
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
Теми
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Определение
To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.
To use time, money, energy, or other resources in a careless or unnecessary way so that they are lost or not used effectively.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
A2
3
It would be a waste of time to try again.
Időpazarlás lenne újra megpróbálni.
Throwing away good food is such a waste.
Jó ételt kidobni nagy pazarlás.
The meeting was a total waste of resources.
Примери за учащи
The trip was a waste of money.
Az utazás pénzkidobás volt.
This game is a waste of time.
Ez a játék időpazarlás.
Selling the car now is a waste.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
Значение
Unnecessary use of something valuable
Колокации
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
Синоними
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
Антоними
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Определение
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
An act or instance of using something valuable carelessly or without purpose.
B2
4
The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
A beteg sápadtnak és lesoványodottnak tűnt, miután hónapokig ágyban feküdt.
He was wasted by the long illness.
A hosszú betegség teljesen lesoványította és legyengítette.
Примери за учащи
She looks wasted after the sickness.
A betegség után nagyon lesoványodottnak látszik.
He became wasted from hunger.
Az éhezéstől teljesen lesoványodott.
The old man was wasted by disease.
Значение
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
Колокации
waste body
|waste appearance
Синоними
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
Антоними
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
Теми
health
|body
Определение
Very thin and weak because of being sick or not having enough food.
Physically thin, weak, and unhealthy, often due to illness or lack of food over time.
Граматика
Речникова форма
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
Срички и ударение
waste (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
Форми на думата
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
Семейство думи
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
Изрази
a waste of space
1/ə wˈeɪst əv spˈeɪs/
idiom
informal
Useless person or thing
Someone or something that is useless and takes up space.
Примери
- That broken printer is just a waste of space.
- He's such a waste of space—he never helps with anything.
go to waste
1/ɡˈoʊ tə wˈeɪst/
idiom
Be unused and spoiled/lost
To not be used and therefore be lost or ruined.
Примери
- Don't let those apples go to waste—make a pie!
- His skills went to waste in that boring job.
lay waste to
1/lˈeɪ wˈeɪst tə/
idiom
literary
Destroy completely; devastate
To completely destroy something so that nothing is left.
Примери
- The hurricane laid waste to the coastal towns.
- The army laid waste to the enemy's land.
waste away
1/wˈeɪst əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Become thin and weak from illness/hunger
To slowly become very thin and weak because of sickness or lack of food.
Примери
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.