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squander
英音 [ ˈskwɒndə(r) ]
美音 [ ˈskwɑːndər ]
释义
v. 浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间等）；失去（机会）；（使）分散
n. 浪费
变形
squanders
第三人称单数
squandering
现在分词
squandered
过去式
squandered
过去分词
例句
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。
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。
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。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
同义词
vt.
浪费
losespendwaste ontrifle awayfiddle away
vi.
浪费；漂泊
waste ontrifle away
n.
浪费
wastedissipationextravagancy
同根词
词根 squander
squanderer
n
放荡者；挥霍者
squandermania
n
浪费狂；乱花狂
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