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 not squander this time, because you will never have it again.
  不要浪费时间，因为青春真的一去就不会再来了。
• To squander your free time.
  浪费你的空余时间。
• Can man squander his inheritance, yet survive?
  人们能够挥霍他们的遗产，却生存下来吗？
• Why pay him so he can squander the money on her?
  为什么给他钱去浪费在她身上？
• 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？
• This is virtually unique in Asia and we cannot squander it.
  这在亚洲几乎是独一无二的，我们不会浪费这个优势。
• Mr Nasser should not squander it.
  纳赛尔不应浪费这种优势。
• He squander his time and money in gambling.
  他在赌博中浪费了他的时间和金钱。
• I will spend, squander, dazzle.
  我要纵情欢度此生，我要挥霍我的人生。
• 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。