"waste away" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 消瘦
• 衰弱

Definition

因生病或缺乏營養而變得非常瘦弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

經常用來形容因重病或營養不良身體變得非常虛弱的人，語氣帶有同情或關懷，很少用於物品。

Examples

If you don't eat, you will waste away.

如果你不喫東西，你會**消瘦**。

The sick man began to waste away in the hospital.

病人在醫院裡開始**消瘦**。

She didn't want to waste away from sadness.

她不想因為悲傷而**消瘦**。

He watched his childhood friend waste away over the years.

他看著他兒時的朋友多年來慢慢**消瘦**。

Nobody wants to see a loved one waste away.

沒有人想看到親人**消瘦**下去。

After her illness, she seemed to just waste away day by day.

她生病後，似乎每天都在**消瘦**。