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

• Squandered, leaving only a life of regret;
  挥霍了，只留得一生遗憾；
• You've squandered every penny you've earned.
  你自己挣一个钱就花一个。
• Kevin was broke because he had squandered all his money gambling.
  凯文破产了，因为他把所有的钱都浪费在了赌博上。
• He squandered his pocket money on movies.
  他浪费零用钱于电影。
• One opportunity after another has been squandered most recently in the failure promptly to pass a proper jobs bill.
  一个又一个机会被浪费掉最近的一个例子是，一项合理的就业法案未能获得通过。
• Or will it be squandered through inefficiency, waste, and corruption?
  或者，是否会在低效、浪费和腐败中错过这个机遇？
• But at the same time, time squandered is a waste.
  但是，同时，花大量的过多的时间却也是一种铺张浪费。
• 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。
• One that you've squandered on selfish endeavors.
  而你只是用自私的行动把它浪费了。
• 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。