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

• Life is the most precious thing, I can not afford to squander, I will treasure!
  生命是最宝贵的东西，我挥霍不起，所以我会倍加珍惜！
• We must not squander it.
  切莫浪费这一机遇。
• He had squandered his chances to win.
  他白白浪费了获胜的机会。
• 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。
• Can man squander his inheritance, yet survive?
  人们能够挥霍他们的遗产，却生存下来吗？
• We can live with it and have it work for us, or we can squander it and lose it and become angry and frustrated with our loss.
  我们可以接受它，并让它为我们工作，或者我们可以浪费，并失去它，成为我们的愤怒和沮丧的损失。
• 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。
• Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of.
  那么请不要再浪费时间了，因为生命是由时间组成的。
• 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？