squander

英 ['skwɒndə(r)] 美 ['skwɑːndər]

• vt. 浪费；挥霍

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 浪费
2. 挥霍

v. 动词

1. 浪费
2. 挥霍（光）
3. 使分散
4. 乱用
5. 浪荡
6. 漂泊
7. 驱散
8. 乱花
9. 滥用

英英释义

Verb:

1. spend thoughtlessly; throw away;

   "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
   "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
   

2. spend extravagantly;

   "waste not, want not"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. It's a crime to squander our country's natural resources.
   浪费我们国家的自然资源是一种罪恶
2. Don't squander your affection on him, he'll never love you.
   不要把感情浪费在他身上，他是永远不会爱你的。
3. He has squandered all his savings on drink.
   他把存的钱全买酒喝了。
4. Addictions are good ways to squander wealth and health.
   上瘾是挥霍健康和金钱的好办法。

经典引文

• They considered the time occupied in learning as so much squandered away.

  出自： G. Borrow

• He had squandered a substantial fortune.

  出自： H. James

• A thoughtless squandering of his natural gifts.

  出自： M. Holroyd

• He squandered all the money..on drink.

  出自： M. Lane

词汇搭配

• idle time squander time 浪费时间
• idle time squander one's time 浪费时间

近反义词

【近义词】

• waste 废物
• lavish 大方的
• dissipate 驱散
• misspend 浪费(时间、金钱等)...
• throw away 扔掉
• moon 月亮
• shell 壳
• scatter 散播
• away 离开
• throw 扔
• consume 消耗
• spend 预算
• fritter away 浪费(时间等）...
• misuse 误用
• blow 打击
• ware 制品