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DEFEAT SB fX !& 5 (NAmE, informaI) to defeat sb very
badly in a game or
competition ( tt
U X )
A
M waste your
breath to
say sth that nobody takes any notice of .waste not, 'want not (saying) if
you never waste anything,
especially food or money, you will always have it when you need it ^X$fe Iilium .waste a'way (of a person A) to become thin and weak, especially
because of illness ( X Xt S
im BECOME EMACIATED
m noun
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NOT GOOD USE f £XH'jJf! 1 [U, sing.] ~ (of sth) the act of
using sth in a careless or
unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed XI It; XJl hi : I hate unnecessary
waste. O R seems such a
waste to
throw good food. away. A'M$T * 0
I hate to see good food go to waste (=
be thrown away).
O
The report is critical of the department’s waste of resources, XlfAXttifT jEAhPH M 51X® WXI ft o 0 What a waste of paper! %'A'k.fk fK ! 2
[sing.] a situation in which
it is not worth
spending time, money, etc. on
sth Sfh XfSS: These meetings are a complete waste of time. E-S AX AA fk M X1h] o 0 They believe the statue is a waste of taxpayers’ money.
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MATERIALS U X
! 3
[U] (also wastes [pi.])
materials that are no longer needed and are thrdwn away
household/industrial waste
f!l', <> toxic wastes 0 waste disposal
(=
the process of getting rid of waste)
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LAND 1. fife 4 wastes [pi.]
(formal) a large area of land where there are very few people,
animals or plants A
ft A1$ Jfe E; %M: the frozen
wastes of
fTsTTTi a waste of 'space (informal) a person who is
useless or no good at anything AJXI W A; XXA^BXXt
wa; mm-,
madj. [usually before
noun]
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LAND -hit]; 1 not suitable for
building or growing things on and therefore not used Ifc 3c (tt ; X (tt E37T1 derelict : The car was found on a piece of waste
ground.
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MATERIALS XX /4 2
no longer needed for a particular process and therefore thrown away $£^(tt; XA(tt; Affl (tt: Waste water is
pumped from the factory into a nearby river. XES(ttX!b£MX&$] 7
ITO^MSo
ITITTl lay sth 'waste I lay 'waste (to) sth (formal) to destroy a place
completely XM X ( Sife ) ; Q — % AW
waste bas ket /'weistbaiskit; NAmE -baes-/ noun (NAmE)
=
WASTE-PAPER BASKET
'waste bin noun (BrE) a container that you put rubbish/ garbage
in i&iM
wasted /'weistid/
adj. 1 [only before noun] (of an action ff %}) unsuccessful because it does not produce the result
you wanted X A Ett ; 6 (tt : We had a wasted trip—they weren’t in. flT & $3 7 — , XMl X
X
o 2 too thin, especially because of illness ( it
Xt S ^ SHW: thin wasted legs X$t(tt7*M
3 (slang) strongly affected by alcohol or drugs $£
jfg; &£
waste-disposal unit (also waste disposer) noun (NAmE usually 'garbage
disposal, dis posal) a machine connected to the waste pipe of a
kitchen sink, for cutting food
waste into small pieces
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waste
ful /'weistfl/
adj. ~ (of sth) using more of sth than is necessary; not
saving or keeping sth that could be used /HftEtt; ]$H(tt: The whole process is wasteful and inefficient. S'NiJf li/I^X^C^'ffL
0 an engine that is wasteful of fuel ► waste-ful-ly /-fali/ adv.
waste ful ness noun [U]
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 jjtitfc; JtlUX XXAift:
industrial wasteland Xik jAitfa 0 the desert
wastelands of
a cultural wasteland
for rock music. * 20 1Ji£E 70 XftA
.waste 'paper noun [U]
paper
that is
not
wanted and is
thrown
away
.waste-paper basket (BrE)
(NAmE waste-basket)
noun a
basket or other container for
waste paper, etc.
MfRM — picture bin
'waste pipe noun a pipe that carries used water from a sink, bath/ bathtub or
shower to a drain X tKH; jft 7k
IT
'waste product noun a useless
material or substance produced while making sth else liki&M; ( 4 7* A ftt )
waster /'weista(r)/
noun
1 (often in compounds #X£JJ$, l^-|)a person or thing that uses too
much of sth in an unnecessary way XIA;
flll--lttXffi: He’s a time-waster. X & JUfl^N'IsL 2 (informal,
disapproving) a person who is useless or no good at anything ;
AfflittA; M; XMifcgi
wast ing /'weistirj/ adj. a wasting disease or illness is one that causes
sb to gradually become weaker and thinner ( %mm ) MXltt, ^Jt^ltt
wast-rel /'weistral/
noun
(literary) a lazy person who spends their time and/or money in a
careless and stupid way XI^A; —E7
Watch 0-w /wotf; NAmE wa:tj; wo:tJ/ verb, noun
■ verb 1 to look
at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens #; XXI; WL#; [VN] to watch
television/a football game X#
o [VN, V] He
watched the house for signs of activity, ffe Xl XI A M %}
^ o 0 He watched for signs of activity in the house. 0 [V] ‘Would you like
to play?’ ‘No thanks—I’ll just watch. ’ “ ?
”
“X®, iltilto o ” o We watched to see
what would happen
next. ISClXXlIrT —
'If
0 O- [V
wh-] Watch what I do, then you try. ttlrhYE, O
[VN -ing] She watched the kids
playing in the yard. 0
[VN inf]
They watched the bus disappear into the
distance.
X XI i
A ^ X^ X X^ A ft M A c o note at look 2
[VN] to take
care of sb/sth for a short time ( teft-haf ) M#, # ^, MW: Could you watch my bags for me while I buy a paper?
3 (BrE also mind) (informal) to be
careful about sth X A; fiiji: [VN] Watch yourself (= be careful,
because you’re in a dangerous situation)/ if A ! o Watch your bag—there are thieves around. A
A X fli) £! IS, i^JIX
AXilo o I have to watch every penny (= be
careful what I spend). ^ # $s 0
0
Watch your head on the low ceiling. A^ A'JiJ fit # A o O [V wh-] Hey, watch where you’re going! ®, Bl H A£&! ITT?! watch the 'clock (disapproving) to be
careful not to work longer than the required time; to think more about when
your work will finish than about the work itself
fWlH], BfrMTiSM A AX# ) a watched , pot never 'boils (saying) used to
say that when you are impatient for sth to happen, time seems to pass very
slowly AJuJcXA ( MA.1I, Nl0JMX#i81f ) 'watch it (informal) used as a
warning to sb to be careful ^ A; ©X$; X® watch your
mouth/'tongue to be
careful what you say in order not to offend sb or make them angry Bf±g?AXEn£K) 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 X^N'I'b] ( ) : III have to watch
the time.
I need to leave early today. AN/
Ao watch this 'space (informal) used in orders, to tell sb to
wait for more news about sth to be announced ( fflX-pfrA ) I can’t tell you
any
more right now, but
watch this space. @ ift, ^#DfrXffiA^6iJXI,i,DG0
watch the 'world go by to relax and watch people in a public place l/j H A A AX; We sat outside a cafe, watching
the world go by. Xc (if
X X — M
A ^ tt # M
W BI HU X X A
XH o — more at language, step n. rnr-fyj 'watch for
sb/sth to look
and wait for sb/sth to appear or for sth to happen ( ^AdXl^c^cX