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

• He squandered his pocket money on movies.
  他浪费零用钱于电影。
• 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。
• 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。
• First the opportunity to sell out to Microsoft for$ 48bn was squandered.
  最初，该公司浪费了以480亿美元出售给微软（Microsoft）的机会。
• You've squandered every penny you've earned.
  你自己挣一个钱就花一个。
• 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。
• 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？
• All the while, as the IMF rightly warns, other opportunities are being squandered.
  一直以来，正如imf所警告的那样，其它机会都被浪费了。
• She squandered millions on a life of make-believe.
  她为一种虚幻的生活挥金如土。
• 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。