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
- 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。 - 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。 - The Government made a total hash of things and squandered a small fortune
政府把事情搞砸了,还白白浪费了一大笔钱。 - To be squandered by some silly misunderstanding.
不能因为一些愚蠢的误解而浪费。 - 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。 - 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 the boom times money was squandered now lenders and investors are deploying it much more wisely.
在繁荣时期,人们肆意挥霍资金;现在,信贷机构和投资者正在更明智地配置资金。 - You've squandered every penny you've earned.
你自己挣一个钱就花一个。 - 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。 - He took the ivory back to Benares, sold it, and squandered the money as before.
他带着象牙回到贝拿勒斯,卖掉象牙,然后如前一样大肆挥霍。