waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
Английски
~ 2700
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A2
entity
1
Unwanted or unusable material
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Модел на употреба:
[something] is waste
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
Синоними
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
Антоними
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
Колокации
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
Теми
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The factory produces a lot of chemical waste.
- Please put your food waste in the compost bin.
- 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.
- We must not throw waste in the street.
- This machine reduces food waste.
- They burn the waste at the plant.
Глагол
A2
action
2
Use carelessly or without benefit
To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.
Модел на употреба:
to waste [something] on [something/someone]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
Синоними
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
Антоними
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
Колокации
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
Теми
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Примери
- Don't waste your time arguing with him.
- She wasted a lot of money on clothes she never wore.
- 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.
- She wasted all her money on toys.
- We waste too much paper at school.
- He wasted his chance to win.
Съществително
A2
action
3
Unnecessary use of something valuable
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
Синоними
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
Антоними
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
Колокации
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Примери
- It would be a waste of time to try again.
- Throwing away good food is such a waste.
- The meeting was a total waste of resources.
Примери за учащи
- The trip was a waste of money.
- This game is a waste of time.
- Selling the car now is a waste.
adjective
B2
state
4
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
Very thin and weak because of being sick or not having enough food.
Синоними
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
Антоними
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
Колокации
waste body
|waste appearance
Теми
health
|body
Примери
- The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
- He was wasted by the long illness.
Примери за учащи
- She looks wasted after the sickness.
- He became wasted from hunger.
- The old man was wasted by disease.
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.