squandered是什么意思？

squandered

• v. （指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气,好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的.
• She squandered millions on a life of make-believe. 她为一种虚幻的生活挥金如土。
• The thirty - six Enterprise divebombers were being squandered in a jittery shot from the hip. 这三十六架“企业号”上的俯冲轰炸机正被孤注一掷.
• He had squandered his chances to win. 他白白浪费了获胜的机会。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  浪费，挥霍(金钱、资源、机遇等)
  If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. not used to good advantage;
  "squandered money cannot be replaced""a wasted effort"