squandered

英 [ˈskwɒndəd]

美 [ˈskwɑːndərd]

v.  浪费，挥霍(金钱、时间等)
squander的过去分词和过去式

过去式：squandered　

COCA.37191

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

adj

• not used to good advantage
  1. squandered money cannot be replaced
  2. a wasted effort
  Synonym:wasted

双语例句

• She squandered millions on a life of make-believe.
  她为一种虚幻的生活挥金如土。
• In anytime has squandered a big half day.
  平平无奇地已经挥霍了大半天。
• It would be a pity were the opportunity to be squandered because of a thirst for retribution.
  如果有些人因为渴望报复而浪费这个机遇，那将十分可惜。
• Squandered, leaving only a life of regret;
  挥霍了，只留得一生遗憾；
• Byron squandered a fortune.
  拜伦把一笔家产挥霍殆尽了。
• He has squandered all his savings on drink.
  他把存的钱全买酒喝了。
• He's squandered his money and now he's got to face the music.
  他把钱挥霍光了，现在得承担自己行为的后果。
• The Government made a total hash of things and squandered a small fortune
  政府把事情搞砸了，还白白浪费了一大笔钱。
• Pension money was squandered in the past on things like building holiday resorts in preposterous but politically important places.
  过去，养老金被挥霍在一些诸如在不合理却有政治意义的地点建设度假村的事情上。
• He squandered his pocket money on movies.
  他浪费零用钱于电影。