橘子朗文词典

squander

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈskwɒndə(r)]
  • 美式音标 [ˈskwɑːn.dɚ]
  • 国际音标 ['skwɔndə]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 浪费
  • vi. 浪费；漂泊
  • n. 浪费

词根记忆

  • squand(看做squad，军队) + er→军队杜绝浪费→浪费
  • 源自方言，因莎士比亚在《威尼斯商人》一剧中使用而广泛流传
  • squand(看作squad，军队) + er→军队杜绝浪费

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    squanderer：放荡者；挥霍者。
    squandermania：浪费狂；乱花狂。

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.
    那么就不要浪费时间，因为时间是组成生命的材料。
  • This is so that you don’t squander your efforts or concentration.
    如此这般你就不会浪费你的努力或专心了。
  • We cannot afford, in this time of crisis, to squander our investments, to abandon our drive for greater balance in this world, which I firmly believe is a marker of civilized society.
    我们不能在此危机时刻，浪费我们的投资，放弃我们在世界范围促进均衡的努力，我坚信这是文明社会的一个标志。

    • 原声例句

  • You also don't know that they'll give them to the equity owners they won't squander in the future.
    你也不知道,他们是否能够兑现股票持有者,它们不会挥霍未来。
    耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

    • 权威例句

  • He said TV pundits squander far too much attention on the rhetoric of the candidates.
    NPR: The McEnroe Rule: Less Punditry Is More
  • Sometimes they squander their money, and prolonged absences from home can make their families break down.
    FORBES: Heroes of Philanthropy
  • The people and firms see nothing but a worsening financial condition amidst so much squander.
    FORBES: Money Creation and Limited Government

词组短语

    短语

  • waste squander 指并无需要
  • squander v 浪费
  • wantonly squander 挥霍浪费
  • squander money 挥霍金钱
  • Wanna Squander 好想要挥霍

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them.