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

• Alongside Wadi Naam, a dusty Bedouin camp of4,000 people, a toxic waste plant puffs away.
  沿着旺地那阿姆，灰尘飞扬的的4000人的贝都因人驻地，一个有毒的垃圾处理厂冒出滚滚浓烟。
• 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。
• 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。
• The waste water is piped away to a special place.
  废水通过管道排往特定的地点。
• 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。
• The objective will be to divert all waste away from landfill during the Games.
  所有的废弃物都不运去垃圾场填埋，这就是奥运会期间的目标。
• It is a waste to throw away good food.
  把好的食物扔掉是浪费。
• 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。
• Grow weak and thin or waste away physically.
  身体长得瘦小虚弱或日益消瘦。
• Meanwhile, Lian-xiang began to waste away.
  同时，莲香开始呈现虚弱。