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.- 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。
- Hooker didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices...
英英释义
adj
- not used to good advantage
- squandered money cannot be replaced
- a wasted effort
双语例句
- 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。 - They squandered their little nest-egg.
他们挥霍掉了他们的一点点存款。 - 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。 - 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。 - He has squandered all his savings on drink.
他把存的钱全买酒喝了。 - 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。 - 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 had squandered his chances to win.
他白白浪费了获胜的机会。 - 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。