waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
Angol
~ 2700
hulladék, szemét, pazarol, pazarlás, időpazarlás, pénzkidobás, lesoványodott
FŐNÉV
A2
1
Használati minta:
[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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
Jelentés
Unwanted or unusable material
Szókapcsolatok
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
Szinonimák
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
Antonimák
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
Témák
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Material that is no longer needed and is discarded because it has no use.
IGE
A2
2
pazarol
B1
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
Jelentés
Use carelessly or without benefit
Szókapcsolatok
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
Szinonimák
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
Antonimák
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
Témák
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Definíció
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.
FŐNÉV
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
Jelentés
Unnecessary use of something valuable
Szókapcsolatok
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
Szinonimák
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
Antonimák
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
Témák
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Definíció
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Jelentés
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
Szókapcsolatok
waste body
|waste appearance
Szinonimák
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
Antonimák
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
Témák
health
|body
Definíció
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.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
waste (1 szótag)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
Szóalakok
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
Szócsalád
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
Kifejezések
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.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.