squander

动词挥霍，浪费; 驱散，使散开; 浪荡，漂泊

名词挥霍，浪费

及物动词

1. 浪费：刚开始的时候,科学家们发现松鼠总是吃掉1/3的松塔(pine cone)而扔掉另外的2/3,很疑惑为什么这些松鼠一方面不停地收集并隐藏那些松塔的同时有如此浪费(squander)?

2. (口袋)是光的--浪费、挥霍：5) Obtuse:我不会吐丝,而别的蚕都吐--笨的、钝角的 | 6) Squander:(口袋)是光的--浪费、挥霍 | 8) Lout:老土--笨人

3. 驱散,漂荡,滥用：strap 捆扎 | squander 驱散,漂荡,滥用 | wander 流荡

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

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. He had squandered his chances to win.
           他白白浪费了获胜的机会。

1. But the way they squander their cash should never be interpreted as a sign that China is already a rich country.

2. The lawmakers also suggested to codify the " oil conservation " slogan so as to punish those who squander oil.

3. Its squander of resources and damage to the environment will drag us into a real dead end in the not too distant future.

4. I deplore the fact that poor people can hardly make ends meet, while wealthy people squander their money.

5. 911查询·英语单词

5. Some officials take it for granted that it is not a crime to squander public money in eating and drinking unless they pocket the money.

6. It would not even be necessary for the small group of very wealthy people to squander their cash in hiring bodyguards or private security staff.

7. squander在线翻译

7. They might think they are utter fools if they do not squander every cent they can lay their hands on.

8. We should spend money in preserving well what our ancestors have left us, rather than squander a huge sum in erecting a fake antique city.

9. We are acting as though we had money to burn and resources to squander.

10. 911chaxun查询·英语单词大全

10. It is an open secret that a few officials are inclined to squander public money.

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