squander 详细解释
squander
['skwɔndə]
vt.浪费, 挥霍
vt.
浪费, 挥霍[(+on)]
If we squander our fossil fuels, we threaten civilization.
如果我们浪费矿物燃料, 我们就威胁文明。
vi.
浪费
n.
浪费, 挥霍
词形变化
副词: squanderingly | 名词: squanderer | 动词过去式: squandered | 动词过去分词: squandered | 动词现在分词: squandering | 动词第三人称单数: squanders |
词义辨析
同义:
vt.浪费
同义参见:
反义参见:
英英释义
动词 squander:
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
spend extravagantly
补充
squandersquander英:[ˈskwɔndə] 美:[ˈskwɑndɚ]vt.1.(指钱, 财产等)浪费, 乱花He squanders all the money which his father gives him.他挥霍了他父亲给他的全部钱财。例句
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. Cole then squandered two chances in the space of three minutes.然后, 科尔在三分钟之内两次错失良机。 3. He squandered too much time watching TV.他整天都泡在电视机前，浪费大量的时间。 4. A large amount of money was squandered by him on gambling.在过去一段时间，他把大量的金钱挥霍在了赌博上。 5. The crowd were squandered.人群被驱散了。 6. She always squanders on clothing.她总是在购买服装上大手大脚。 7. The birds in the tree squandered as they heard the noises.听到有响声，树上的鸟四散飞走了。 8. entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars.企业家把赚来的钱都花在昂贵的汽车上。 9. the team squandered several good scoring chances.那支球队浪费了好几次得分机会。 10. He squanders his time on TV and computer games.他把时间浪费在看电视和玩计算机游戏上。 11. She squandered her inheritance/allowance.她把遗产/零花钱挥霍一空。 12. He vowed not to squander this opportunity.他发誓不浪费这次机会。 13. The government squandered [=wasted] the money on failed programs.政府把资金浪费在了失败的方案上。热门单词推荐
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