waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
영어
~ 2700
의미
의미 0개
명사
A2
entity
1
Unwanted or unusable material
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
사용 패턴：
[something] is waste
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
유의어
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
반의어
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
연어
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
주제
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
동사
A2
action
2
Use carelessly or without benefit
To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.
사용 패턴：
to waste [something] on [something/someone]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
유의어
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
반의어
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
연어
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
주제
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
명사
A2
action
3
Unnecessary use of something valuable
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
유의어
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
반의어
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
연어
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
주제
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
유의어
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
반의어
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
연어
waste body
|waste appearance
주제
health
|body
예문
- The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
- He was wasted by the long illness.
학습자용 예문
- She looks wasted after the sickness.
- He became wasted from hunger.
- The old man was wasted by disease.
문법
기본형
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
음절 및 강세
waste （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
활용형
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
관련 단어
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
표현
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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.