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squander

/ˈskwɒndə(r)/ /ˈskwɑːndər/
  • v.
    浪费,挥霍(金钱、时间等);失去(机会);(使)分散
  • n.
    浪费
第三人称单数squanders
现在分词squandering
过去式squandered
过去分词squandered
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词语例句

  1. 浪费,挥霍(金钱、时间等)vt.

    • He squandered all his money on gambling.

      他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。

  2. 失去(机会)vt.

    • This defeated team squandered all the scoring chances in the game.

      这支输了的球队在比赛里浪费了所有的得分机会。

  1. Similarly, a plant or animal cannot squander all its energy on growing a big body if none would be left over for reproduction, for this is the surest way to extinction.
    同样,如果一种植物或动物没有留下任何可以繁殖的后代,它就不能把所有的能量浪费在使自己变得更强壮上,因为这是最可能走向灭绝的方式。
  2. We intend to campaign against specific projects which damage the environment or squander our resources, and fight for their correction with every legal means at our disposal.
    我们打算反对破坏环境或浪费我们资源的具体项目,并争取利用我们所掌握的一切法律手段加以纠正。
  3. Hobbs didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices.
    霍布斯没有把钱挥霍在奢华汽车或其他恶习上。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • to squander
    耗费;浪费;挥霍;乱花钱
  • Squander decadent youth
    挥霍颓废的青春
  • Do not squander our youth
    不要挥霍我们的青春

词语扩展

n.
squanderer放荡者;挥霍者
squandermania浪费狂;乱花狂

词义分布

浪费
71.9%
挥霍
28.1%

英英释义

  • v.spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  • v.spend extravagantly

词源

  • squander挥霍,浪费
    词源不详,可能来自拟声词根 squ-,挤,压,模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧声。比较 splurge, 挥霍,浪费。