waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
Angielski
~ 2700
hulladék, szemét, pazarol, pazarlás, időpazarlás, pénzkidobás, lesoványodott
RZECZOWNIK
A2
1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
Znaczenie
Unwanted or unusable material
Kolokacje
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
Synonimy
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
Antonimy
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
Tematy
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Material that is no longer needed and is discarded because it has no use.
CZASOWNIK
A2
2
pazarol
B1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
Znaczenie
Use carelessly or without benefit
Kolokacje
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
Synonimy
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
Antonimy
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
Tematy
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Definicja
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.
RZECZOWNIK
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
Znaczenie
Unnecessary use of something valuable
Kolokacje
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
Synonimy
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
Antonimy
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
Tematy
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
Definicja
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Znaczenie
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
Kolokacje
waste body
|waste appearance
Synonimy
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
Antonimy
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
Tematy
health
|body
Definicja
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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
Sylaby i akcent
waste (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
Formy wyrazu
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.