squander

英 [ˈskwɒndə(r)]

美 [ˈskwɑːndər]

v.  浪费，挥霍(金钱、时间等)

过去分词：squandered　过去式：squandered　现在分词：squandering　第三人称单数：squanders　

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牛津词典

verb

• 浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间等）
  to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way
  1. He squandered all his money on gambling.
     他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 浪费，挥霍(金钱、资源、机遇等)
  If yousquandermoney, resources, or opportunities, you waste them.
  1. Hooker didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices...
     胡克没有将自己的钱浪费在豪华轿车或其他恶习上。
  2. He had squandered his chances to win.
     他白白浪费了获胜的机会。

英英释义

verb

• spend extravagantly
  1. waste not, want not
  Synonym:consumewasteware
• spend thoughtlessly
  1. He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
  2. You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
  Synonym:wasteblow

双语例句

• Do you believe we squander away precious time every day?
  你觉得我们每天都在浪费宝贵的时间吗？
• Why pay him so he can squander the money on her?
  为什么给他钱去浪费在她身上？
• Rather than squander your passion, respect it.
  与其浪费你的激情，还不如考虑尊重它。
• I believe it's important to resist the temptation to squander our surplus.
  我相信，抗拒浪费财政盈余的诱惑很重要。
• To squander your free time.
  浪费你的空余时间。
• How will history judge us if we squander that investment?
  如果我们浪费这些投资，历史将对我们作什么样的评判？
• He had squandered his chances to win.
  他白白浪费了获胜的机会。
• Bankrupt, the ex-millionaire had to fight back the desire to squander money.
  那个破了产的前百万富翁不得不忍住挥霍的欲望。
• They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun.
  他们会十分快乐地将一年的积蓄挥霍在阳光下的两个星期上。
• Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs.
  弟兄们，让我们把清晨浪费在无用的歌曲上面吧。