waste away

英 [weɪst əˈweɪ]

美 [weɪst əˈweɪ]

变消瘦; 变衰弱

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 变消瘦;变衰弱
  If someonewastes away, they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are not eating properly.
  1. Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away.
     因患癌症濒临死亡的人会日渐消瘦，而且身体明显衰弱。

双语例句

• He became ill and began to waste away.
  他病了，渐渐消瘦下去。
• A cell's normal environment is a complex network of tiny fibers, gaps and pores through which oxygen, hormones and nutrients are delivered and waste products filtered away.
  细胞周围正常微环境是由纤维、沟以及孔形成的复杂网络，用以将氧气、激素和营养物质运输给细胞，同时将废物过滤出。
• The waste is safely locked away until it is no longer radioactive
  废料被安全储存起来，直到其不再有辐射性。
• FLUID WASTE TREATMENT& DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT waste matter carried away in sewers or drains.
  废（污）水处理和排放设备下水道或排水沟排出的液体废物。
• It is a waste to throw away good food.
  把好的食物扔掉是浪费。
• The bath is fitted with double filters-through which the waste could be drained away.
  浴室安装有两个滤水器，通过它们废物能被排出。
• I do n't want to stay in Beijing and I do n't want to go to the western hills. I'm going to take the train southward where no one knows me and waste away what's left of my life.
  但是我不愿留在北京，西山更不愿去了，我决计搭车南下，在无人认识的地方，浪费我生命的余剩；
• PLAYBACK is also reducing landfill waste and doing away with the need for extra cotton growth, which means massive amounts of land and water are saved.
  PLAYBACK也减少填埋垃圾及棉花消费的额外增长，这意味着土地和水资源的大量需求得以保护。
• Meanwhile, Lian-xiang began to waste away.
  同时，莲香开始呈现虚弱。
• That's over 60 minutes per day, some of which could be devoted to moving your body rather than letting it waste away in front of a screen.
  也就是说，美国人每天花60分钟以上的时间上网。其实与其将时间浪费在电脑屏幕前，还不如去运动呢。