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

• I will spend, squander, dazzle.
  我要纵情欢度此生，我要挥霍我的人生。
• Don't squander your hard-earned money.
  不要浪费你辛苦赚来的钱。
• Rather than squander your passion, respect it.
  与其浪费你的激情，还不如考虑尊重它。
• To squander all your money.
  挥霍掉你所有的钱。
• 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。
• We must not squander it.
  切莫浪费这一机遇。
• 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。
• Mr Nasser should not squander it.
  纳赛尔不应浪费这种优势。
• 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。
• He had squandered his chances to win.
  他白白浪费了获胜的机会。