_
DEFEAT SB :打;败5 .(AMmf，//i/〇A7rjfl/) to defeat sb
very badly in a game or competition (游戏或比赛中）.夫
胜，把…打得落花流水
waste your breath to say sth that nobody
takes any notice of 白费唇舌，waste not，’want not (5fly//?g) if you
never waste anything, especially food or money, you will always have it when
you need it 勤检节约，吃
穿不缺 ,waste a_way (of a person 又)to become
thin and weak, especially
because of illness (尤指因
病）变得瘦弱 Kn
BECOME
EMACIATED ■
noun
►
NOT GOOD USE 非充分利;用 1[U;
sing.]〜(of sth) the act of using sth
in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed 浪费；滥:用：J hate im/iecessary
waste•我憎恨不必要的浪备。◊ ft seems such a waste to throw good/ood away.筢斿的食物扔掉似乎本浪费了。:々
I
hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away). 我不愿看到好好的食物被扔掉。◊ The report is
critical 0/
the department’s waste 0/resources.报告批评了这个部H 对资淪的浪费。◊ What a waste 0/ pager/多么?i無纸 啊！ .
2 [sing.] a situation in which it is not worth .spending time, money, etc. on
sth 白费；糟蹋：These meetings are a
complete waste of time.
桌白费时间。◊ rhey bei/eve Ae statue is a waste 0/ tajqpciyers’ money.他们认为这座雕像糟蹋了纳税人的钱。
►
MATERIALS 材料 3 [U]
(also wastes
[pi.])
materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away 废料；废 物；声1 物；垃圾：househokl/industrfaZ
waste 篆庭垃
土血废料◊ toxic wastes 有毒废物◊ waste disposaZ
(=the process of getting rid of waste)废物处理
►
LAND I M 4 wastes [pi.] (formal) a large area of land
where there are very few people, animals or plants A 烟稀少的地区；荒芜地区；荒原：the_/h)2enwastesoj
Siberia西伯利亚的冻土荒原
a waste of 'space
[informaf) a person who is useless or no good at
anything无用的人；千什么都不行
的人；废物；饭桶 madj. [usually before noun]
►
LAND 土地.1 not suitable for
building or growing things on and therefore not used 荒芜的；废弃的 H771
derelict ： The car was found
on a piece of waste ground.那辆车是在一块荒地里发现的。
►
MATER丨ALS 材料 2 no longer needed for a particular process
and therefore thrown away■废弃的；丢弃的；
无'用的：Waste water is pumpeci
介om the /actory into a nearby
river.工厂里的污氽被奋到了附近的河里。
IT»!71 lay sth 'waste I lay 'waste (to) sth (formal) to destroy a place
completely彻底毁坏（某地 >;把…夷 为平地
waste-bas-ket /'weistbaiskit;
NAmE -bass-1 noun {
=WASTE-PAPER BASKET
'waste bin noun (fir£) a container that you put rubbish/ garbage in垃圾箱；垃圾挿
wasted /'weistid/
adj. 1 [only before noun] (of
an action 行动）unsuccessful because
it does not produce the result you wanted徒劳无功的；白费的：We had a wasted trip一they weren’t in.我们白跑了 一趟，他们不
在。2 too thin, especially
because of illness (尤指:因 病）瘦骨嶙峋的，i弱的：thinwastecHegs枯瘦的双腿 3 (s/ang)
strongly affected by alcohol or drugs 极度迷 醉的
waste-disposal unit (also waste disposer) noun {NAmE usually 'garbage
dis-posal, dis-posal) a machine connected to the waste pipe of a
kitchen sink, for cutting food
waste into small pieces 废物处理机（装于
厨房水槽的污水管上，用以切碎食物垃圾） waste.ful /'weistfl/ （of sth) using more of sth than is necessary; not saving or
keeping sth that could be used 浪费的；挥霍的：77ie whoZe process is waste_/iiZ and inej方dent.整个程序既浪费又效率德。◊ an engine that
is w〇5te_/W o//ud 费燃料的发动机► wasteful.ly /-Mi/ adv. waste-ful-ness noun[\J]
waste-land /'weistlaend/ noun [C, U] an area of land that cannot be used or that is
no longer used for building or growing things on 荒地；荒原；不毛之地：industrial wasteZand 工业废地◊ t/ie desert
wastdands 0/Arizona 亚利桑那州的荒* 0 TTie mid are seen as
tura〖 wasteZcmd/or rocfc
music. * 20 世纪 70
年代中
期被视为摇滚乐的文化荒漠。
.waste 'paper noun [U] paper that is not wanted and is thrown away 废纸
,waste-'paper basket (Br£) {NAmE waste bas ket) noun a basket
or other container for waste paper, etc. 废纸萎；废纸箱一pict^re oBiN
'waste pipe noun a pipe that carries used water from a sink, bath/ bathtub or shower to a drain 污水管；废 水管
'waste product noun a useless
material or substance produced while making sth else 工业垃圾；（生产，中
的）无用副产品
waster /’weista(r)/
now/? 1 (often in compounds 常构成 复合词）a person or thing that
uses too much of sth in an unnecessary way浪费…的人；耗费…的东西：He’s a time-waster. ^ Ji： ^ |h] 〇 2 {informal, disapproving)
a person who is useless
or no good at anything 废物；
无用的人；饭桶；酒囊饭袋
wast-ing /'weistiq/
adj. a wasting disease or illness is one that causes sb to
gradually become weaker and thinner (指疾病）消耗性的，使消瘦的，使虚弱的
wast-rel /'weistrel/
noun {literary) a lazy person who spends their time
and/or money in a careless and stupid way花花公子；浪荡子；二‘子.1
Watch
/wDtJ;
AMm£ wa:tj; wo:tJ7 verfc，not/r?
■
verb 1 to
look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens 看；注视；观看；观察：[VN] to watc/i
teZevisforl/a/ootbaH game 着电视 /免逢比赛◊ [VN, V] He
watched the house/or signs 0/activity•他注视着如所房 子里的动静。◊ He watched /or
signs 〇/ activity in the
house.他注视着那所房子里的会静。◊ [V] ‘Wbu〖d you Zifce to play?，‘No
thanks—HZ just watch.’“ 你想玩吗？” “不啦，谢谢。我就看看好T。” 〇 We watched to see what wou〖d happen next.義们注视着下一步要发生的事
情。wh-] Watch what J do, then you.try•彳永注意看_ 命动作，然试着做。◊ [VN -ing] She watched the fcids paying in the yard.她看着孩子们在院子里玩。◊ [VN inf] They watched the bus disappear into the distance,
视i公共汽车消失在远芳。0 note look
2 [VN] to take care of sb/sth for a short time (短时间）照看，看
护，•照管：CouW you watch my
—bags /or me wh卩e J buy a paper?我去买份报纸，你能替我照看一下我的包吗？
3 {BrE also mind) {informal) to be careful about
sth 小心；当心；留 i:
[VN] Watch yourself (= be careful, because you’re in a
dangerous situation)/ 当■::心！ ◊
Watch your bag—there are thieves
around•小心你的提
包，.这里有小 _。◊ J have to vvatc/i every penny (=
be careful what I spend).我必须掂量着花每一分钱。◊ Watch your
headon t/ie.Zow ceding•天花板很低，：_心别
碰着头。◊ [V wh-] ffey,
watch, where you’re going/ 嘿，
瞧着点路！ ITilTl watch the 'clock {disapproving) to be careful not to
work longer than the required time; to think more about when your work will
finish than about the work itself盯着舍表（算计着不超过规定的本
作时间，或只盼望下班命无心工作_) awatched,pot never 'boils {saying) used to say that when
you are impatient for sth to happen, time seems to pass very slowly心急水不开.（越心急，时间过得越慢）’watch it (/•/?/o/77?fl/) used 今s a warning to sb to
be careful 当心.； 留神；往意 watch your 'mouth/’tongiie to be careful what you say in order not to
offend sb or make them angry说话当心；嘴上留个把门的watch the _time to be sure that you know what the time is,
so that you finish sth at the correct time, or are not late for sth 注意时间 (以便按时完成或到达）：打〖/10呢的州£此/1出6^爪6. J
need to ieave earty today.我得看着点时间。今天我要早
走。watch this 'space used in orders，to tell
sb to wait for more news
about sth to be announced (用于命令）等待下面发表的消息：J can’t teH you cmy
more right now，but watch this space.目前我不齒跟你姜
说，等着听下面发表的消息吧。watch the 'world go by to relax and watch
people in a public place 闲看人嫉
人往；静观众生百态：We sat outside a ca/e,
the go by.我们坐，在一家小餐馆外面，望着眼
,前来来往往的人们。_ more at language, step n. linraWI 'watch for sb/sth to look and wait for
sb/sth to appear or for sth to happen观察等待（某人出现或发生