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

• Do you sort the waste before throwing it away?
  你扔掉垃圾前分类了吗？
• 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。
• Grow weak and thin or waste away physically.
  身体长得瘦小虚弱或日益消瘦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is a waste to throw away good food.
  把好的食物扔掉是浪费。
• 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；