waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2700
hulladék, szemét, pazarol, pazarlás, időpazarlás, pénzkidobás, lesoványodott
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
Σημασία
Unwanted or unusable material
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
Συνώνυμα
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
Αντώνυμα
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
Θέματα
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Material that is no longer needed and is discarded because it has no use.
ΡΉΜΑ
A2
2
pazarol
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
Σημασία
Use carelessly or without benefit
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
Συνώνυμα
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
Αντώνυμα
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
Θέματα
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Ορισμός
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.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
Σημασία
Unnecessary use of something valuable
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
Συνώνυμα
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
Αντώνυμα
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
Θέματα
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Ορισμός
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Σημασία
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
waste body
|waste appearance
Συνώνυμα
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
Αντώνυμα
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
Θέματα
health
|body
Ορισμός
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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
waste (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.