squander
浪费
常用释义
英音[ ˈskwɒndə(r) ]
美音[ ˈskwɑːndər ]
变形
第三人称单数:
squanders
现在分词:
squandering
过去式:
squandered
过去分词:
squandered
基本释义
- v. 浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间等）；失去（机会）；（使）分散
- n. 浪费
例句
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1·Similarly, a plant or animal cannot squander all its energy on growing a big body if none would be left over for reproduction, for this is the surest way to extinction.同样，如果一种植物或动物没有留下任何可以繁殖的后代，它就不能把所有的能量浪费在使自己变得更强壮上，因为这是最可能走向灭绝的方式。
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2·We intend to campaign against specific projects which damage the environment or squander our resources, and fight for their correction with every legal means at our disposal.我们打算反对破坏环境或浪费我们资源的具体项目，并争取利用我们所掌握的一切法律手段加以纠正。
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3·Hobbs didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices.霍布斯没有把钱挥霍在奢华汽车或其他恶习上。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping”, would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.一般的工人会在周五晚上领工资，然后，人们普遍认为，在给了他的妻子“家用”之后，就会出去把剩下的钱花在啤酒和赌博上。
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5·You just had to squander me away.你要的只不过是把我挥霍掉！
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6·That support is yours to squander.这些支持就是你的资本。
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7·Don't squander your words or your thoughts.不要浪费你的话，或者您的想法。
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8·Maximize opportunities; don't squander them.将机会最大化，不要白白浪费。
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9·Youth is wonderful, squander youth is a crime.青春是美妙的，挥霍青春就是犯罪。
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10·He would not squander his inheritance this time.这一次他不会再挥霍浪费他的财产了。
同义词
vi.
浪费；漂泊
同根词
词根：
squander
squanderer
n
放荡者；挥霍者
squandermania
n
浪费狂；乱花狂