用法パターン:
[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.
学習者向け例文
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.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
意味
Unwanted or unusable material
コロケーション
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
類義語
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
対義語
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
テーマ
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
定義
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Material that is no longer needed and is discarded because it has no use.
用法パターン:
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.
学習者向け例文
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.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
意味
Use carelessly or without benefit
コロケーション
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
類義語
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
対義語
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
テーマ
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
定義
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.
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.
学習者向け例文
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.
よくある間違い:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
意味
Unnecessary use of something valuable
コロケーション
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
類義語
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
対義語
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
テーマ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
定義
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
An act or instance of using something valuable carelessly or without purpose.
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.
学習者向け例文
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.
意味
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
コロケーション
waste body
|waste appearance
類義語
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
対義語
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
定義
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.