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

• The Clinton Administration left behind a surplus, but this Administration squandered it.
  克林顿政府留下的财政盈余已被本届政府挥霍殆尽。
• 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。
• One that you've squandered on selfish endeavors.
  而你只是用自私的行动把它浪费了。
• 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。
• The banking industry has had countless chances to heed the warning signals from government and regulators and to reform itself but all the chances have been squandered.
  银行业曾有无数次机会听取政府和监管方的警告信号，对自身实施改革，但这些机会都被浪费了。
• He squandered his pocket money on movies.
  他浪费零用钱于电影。
• 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。
• In anytime has squandered a big half day.
  平平无奇地已经挥霍了大半天。
• Lyndon Johnson squandered his gifts and his landslide mandate on Vietnam and was forced to stand down.
  林顿约翰逊把他的才能和占压倒多数的当选票，全都浪费在越南问题上了，最后被迫宣布退出总统竞。