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 will kill your spirit, and your body will waste away after you.
  他会杀死你的灵魂，你的身躯也将随之消毁。
• 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。
• It is a waste to throw away good food.
  把好的食物扔掉是浪费。
• Unfortunately, most people dont have the drive to do something about it. They waste away their time and talents day dreaming of what could be instead of living the life they want.
  不幸的是，大部分的人没有力量驱动他们去做。他们浪费了时间和天赋，做着想要的生活的白日梦。
• Machines were expected to do our work for us, leaving us with ever-increasing quantities of time to waste away on idleness and pleasure.
  那时我们觉得机器会替代我们工作，我们则有越来越多的时间休闲娱乐。
• The waste water is piped away to a special place.
  废水通过管道排往特定的地点。
• 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。
• Better yet, once the saw blade has stopped, use a piece of scrap or a push stick to move the waste away from the blade.
  更安全的方法是，在电锯停转后，用一根棍子或一块废铁去清理刀片旁的碎屑。
• Sometimes I swear I'm going to waste away.
  有时候我发现我日渐消瘦了。
• 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。