waste away

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   （尤指因病）變得瘦弱

   to become thin and weak, especially because of illness

   So, why does the human continue to waste away?

電影裡這樣說 · 7 部

• You know, we're sort of just wasting away.The Dawn Wall2017
• So, why does the human continue to waste away?Venom2018
• How can I go back to work if I'm wasting away under this torment?Sunset Boulevard1950
• The Baron, he, uh, wasted away.Cruella2021
• These children wasting away without a proper education?Klaus2019
• I wasted away. The things that I could've done...National Theatre Live: Vanya2024
• Men have wasted away in front of it. Even gone mad.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001
• I was hoping to find you wasted away with homesickness.The King and I1956

在完整場景裡學

• 黎明牆2017
  • 父親帶他冒險磨性子：larger than life（像個傳奇）
  • 奪冠之後遇見貝絲：head over heels（神魂顛倒）
  • 探險途中被劫為人質：sitting ducks（活靶子）
• 日落大道1950
  • 收車人上門下通牒：there's gonna be fireworks（要鬧翻天）
  • 向製片人推銷劇本被拒：over a barrel（任人擺佈）
  • 藏車躲債被當成殯儀員：a white elephant（大而無用的累贅）

同一詞條的短語

• waste your breath
• waste not, want not
• a waste of space
• lay waste