Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
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.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
Maksud
Unwanted or unusable material
Kolokasi
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
Sinonim
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
Antonim
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
Tema
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Material that is no longer needed and is discarded because it has no use.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
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.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
Maksud
Use carelessly or without benefit
Kolokasi
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
Sinonim
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
Antonim
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
Tema
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Definisi
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
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.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
Maksud
Unnecessary use of something valuable
Kolokasi
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
Sinonim
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
Antonim
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
Tema
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Definisi
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
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.
Maksud
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
Kolokasi
waste body
|waste appearance
Sinonim
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
Antonim
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
Definisi
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.