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

• 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。
• If we squander our fossil fuels, we threaten civilization.
  如果我们浪费矿物燃料，我们就威胁文明。
• 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。
• 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？
• He squander his time and money in gambling.
  他在赌博中浪费了他的时间和金钱。
• Don't squander your hard-earned money.
  不要浪费你辛苦赚来的钱。
• Why pay him so he can squander the money on her?
  为什么给他钱去浪费在她身上？
• Don't squander your time in reading those dime novels.
  不要把你的时间浪费在读那些胡编乱造的廉价小说上。
• We must not squander it.
  切莫浪费这一机遇。
• Don't squander your affection on him, he'll never love you.
  不要把感情浪费在他身上，他是永久不会爱你的。