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

• I had feared that my time had been squandered and my last penny lost.
  我只恐我的时间浪掷了，我的最后一文钱也丢掉了。
• Squandered, leaving only a life of regret;
  挥霍了，只留得一生遗憾；
• But when the tap ran freely, water was squandered, and-inevitably-stopped.
  但当水龙头可以免费开时，水被大量浪费，然后－可避免的－没了。
• 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。
• Ireland squandered several chances, including a penalty that cost them the game.
  爱尔兰队浪费了几个机会，包括导致他们输掉比赛的一个点球。
• To be squandered by some silly misunderstanding.
  不能因为一些愚蠢的误解而浪费。
• In the boom times money was squandered now lenders and investors are deploying it much more wisely.
  在繁荣时期，人们肆意挥霍资金；现在，信贷机构和投资者正在更明智地配置资金。
• 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。
• 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。