waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2700
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
Unwanted or unusable material
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is waste
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
Συνώνυμα
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
Αντώνυμα
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
Θέματα
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ρήμα
A2
action
2
Use carelessly or without benefit
To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to waste [something] on [something/someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
Συνώνυμα
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
Αντώνυμα
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
Θέματα
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
action
3
Unnecessary use of something valuable
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
Συνώνυμα
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
Αντώνυμα
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
Θέματα
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Συνώνυμα
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
Αντώνυμα
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
waste body
|waste appearance
Θέματα
health
|body
Παραδείγματα
- The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
- He was wasted by the long illness.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- She looks wasted after the sickness.
- He became wasted from hunger.
- The old man was wasted by disease.
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.