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
Collins.1 / BNC.14153 / COCA.11672
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- He squandered all his money on gambling.
他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
- He squandered all his money on gambling.
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.- 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。 - He had squandered his chances to win.
他白白浪费了获胜的机会。
- Hooker didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices...
英英释义
verb
- spend extravagantly
- waste not, want not
- spend thoughtlessly
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
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! - Rather than squander your passion, respect it.
与其浪费你的激情,还不如考虑尊重它。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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? - 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。 - 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。 - I will spend, squander, dazzle.
我要纵情欢度此生,我要挥霍我的人生。 - 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。