squandered

英 [ˈskwɒndəd]

美 [ˈskwɑːndərd]

v.  浪费，挥霍(金钱、时间等)
squander的过去分词和过去式

过去式：squandered　

COCA.37191

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

adj

• not used to good advantage
  1. squandered money cannot be replaced
  2. a wasted effort
  Synonym:wasted

双语例句

• In anytime has squandered a big half day.
  平平无奇地已经挥霍了大半天。
• But at the same time, time squandered is a waste.
  但是，同时，花大量的过多的时间却也是一种铺张浪费。
• The Clinton Administration left behind a surplus, but this Administration squandered it.
  克林顿政府留下的财政盈余已被本届政府挥霍殆尽。
• But when the tap ran freely, water was squandered, and-inevitably-stopped.
  但当水龙头可以免费开时，水被大量浪费，然后－可避免的－没了。
• In the boom times money was squandered now lenders and investors are deploying it much more wisely.
  在繁荣时期，人们肆意挥霍资金；现在，信贷机构和投资者正在更明智地配置资金。
• He had squandered his chances to win.
  他白白浪费了获胜的机会。
• Or will it be squandered through inefficiency, waste, and corruption?
  或者，是否会在低效、浪费和腐败中错过这个机遇？
• Kevin was broke because he had squandered all his money gambling.
  凯文破产了，因为他把所有的钱都浪费在了赌博上。
• To be squandered by some silly misunderstanding.
  不能因为一些愚蠢的误解而浪费。
• One opportunity after another has been squandered most recently in the failure promptly to pass a proper jobs bill.
  一个又一个机会被浪费掉最近的一个例子是，一项合理的就业法案未能获得通过。