waste away

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   （尤指因病）变得瘦弱

   to become thin and weak, especially because of illness

   So, why does the human continue to waste away?

电影里这样说 · 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
• I wasted away. The things that I could've done...National Theatre Live: Vanya2024
• These children wasting away without a proper education?Klaus2019
• The Baron, he, uh, wasted away.Cruella2021
• 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

在完整场景里学

• 黎明墙2017
  • 父亲带他冒险磨性子：larger than life（像个传奇）
  • 夺冠之后遇见贝丝：head over heels（神魂颠倒）
  • 探险途中被劫为人质：sitting ducks（活靶子）
• 日落大道1950
  • 收车人上门下通牒：there's gonna be fireworks（要闹翻天）
  • 向制片人推销剧本被拒：over a barrel（任人摆布）
  • 藏车躲债被当成殡仪员：a white elephant（大而无用的累赘）

同一词条的短语

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