SAT TEM8 GRE
外刊例句
- In the past, Premier League clubs squandered their wealth.
在过去，英超俱乐部大肆挥霍它们的财富。
——《经济学人》 - On a bitter night nearly two-and-a-half squandered years ago, Donald Trump was duly elected the 45th president of the United States of America.
光阴蹉跎，在近两年半前一个令人痛苦的夜晚，唐纳德·特朗普如期当选为美利坚合众国第45任总统。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner
[动词] 鲁莽而愚蠢地浪费（某物，尤指金钱或时间）
深入解读
Squander 最早出现于16世纪末期，词源不详，主要表示“ 浪费、挥霍（时间、金钱、资源、机遇、优势等）”，强调不计后果的肆意挥霍，通常意味着陷入彻底贫困（destitute）或资源枯竭的境地，比如：
- 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
He squandered all his money on gambling. - 该队浪费了好几次得分机会。
The team squandered several good scoring chances.
肆意挥霍在李白口中是“千金散尽还复来”。家财全部散去了能否还复来这可不好说，但无独有偶的是， squander 在表示挥霍之外，还可以指“使分散”，比如：
- 他们驱散了敌人的庞大舰队。
They drove and squandered the huge enemy fleet.
名人用例
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
你热爱生命吗？那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。
常见短语
“squander” 意为浪费、挥霍、或滥用资源。
以下是包含单词 “squander” 的 50 个短语及其中文解释：
- squander money – 浪费金钱
- squander time – 浪费时间
- squander resources – 浪费资源
- squander opportunities – 浪费机会
- squander energy – 浪费能量
- squander talent – 浪费才能
- squander wealth – 浪费财富
- squander potential – 浪费潜力
- squander assets – 浪费资产
- squander efforts – 浪费努力
- squander chances – 浪费机会
- squander funds – 浪费资金
- squander opportunities – 浪费机会
- squander natural resources – 浪费自然资源
- squander money on luxuries – 把钱挥霍在奢侈品上
- squander creativity – 浪费创造力
- squander investments – 浪费投资
- squander goodwill – 浪费美好形象
- squander intellectual capital – 浪费知识资本
- squander financial assets – 浪费财务资产
- squander economic potential – 浪费经济潜力
- squander educational opportunities – 浪费教育机会
- squander resources on non-essentials – 浪费资源在非必要事物上
- squander public trust – 浪费公众信任
- squander environmental resources – 浪费环境资源
- squander opportunities for growth – 浪费增长机会
- squander creative ideas – 浪费创意
- squander time on trivial matters – 浪费时间在琐事上
- squander company assets – 浪费公司资产
- squander financial resources – 浪费财务资源
- squander educational potential – 浪费教育潜力
- squander government funds – 浪费政府资金
- squander natural beauty – 浪费自然美景
- squander intellectual resources – 浪费知识资源
- squander financial opportunities – 浪费财务机会
- squander energy on unproductive tasks – 浪费精力在无效的任务上
- squander money on unnecessary expenses – 浪费钱在不必要的开销上
- squander time on fruitless endeavors – 浪费时间在毫无成果的努力上
- squander talent on unfulfilling work – 浪费才华在无足轻重的工作上
- squander resources on short-term gains – 浪费资源在短期收益上
- squander opportunities for innovation – 浪费创新机会
- squander educational resources – 浪费教育资源
- squander financial potential – 浪费财务潜力
- squander environmental opportunities – 浪费环境机会
- squander creative potential – 浪费创造潜力
- squander time and effort – 浪费时间和精力
- squander company funds – 浪费公司资金
- squander natural resources – 浪费自然资源
- squander intellectual opportunities – 浪费知识机会
- squander financial resources – 浪费财务资源
同近义词
- profligate: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
- dissipate: squander or fritter away (money, energy, or resources)
- lavish: bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on
