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Squander Squandered Big   [V N 英 Skwɒndə(R)] 美 Skwɑːndər

英语单词 squander
英美音标 英 ['skwɒndə(r)] 美 ['skwɑːndər]
中文释义 vt.浪费;挥霍
英语例句 (1) It's a crime to squander our country's natural resources.
(2) Don't squander your affection on him, he'll never love you.
(3) He has squandered all his savings on drink.
(4) Addictions are good ways to squander wealth and health.
中文例句 (1) 浪费我们国家的自然资源是一种罪恶
(2) 不要把感情浪费在他身上,他是永远不会爱你的。
(3) 他把存的钱全买酒喝了。
(4) 上瘾是挥霍健康和金钱的好办法。
vocabulary简明 To squander means to spend extravagantly, thoughtlessly, or wastefully. If you need to save for college, don't squander her income on nightly sushi dinners.
vocabulary扩展 Squander used to mean scatter, and the way we use it now implies throwing something (like money) all over the place. You can squander time as well as money. If you have a big deadline but you are chatting away or looking at social networking sites, you are squandering your time. If you have a big chance to play for a major league baseball team, but show up to the tryouts hung over, you have squandered your chance.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]浪费,挥霍(金钱、资源、机遇等) If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them.
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  • 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。

  • He had squandered his chances to win.

    他白白浪费了获胜的机会。

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