squandered
past simple and past participle ofsquander
| 单词 | squandered |
| 释义 | squandered past simple and past participle ofsquander squander verb[T] uk/ˈskwɒn.dər/us/ˈskwɑːn.dɚ/C2 towastemoneyorsupplies, or towasteopportunitiesby not using them toyouradvantage: They'llquitehappilysquander awholeyear'ssavingson twoweeksin thesun. Ireland squandered severalchances,includingapenaltythatcostthem thegame. Wasting
Examplesofsquanderedsquandered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The papermaker who employed four vats lost one hundred production days per year, andsquanderedcartloads of coal warming the pulp in idle vessels. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, compared to the efficiency (and self-sufficiency) of photosynthesis, much more energy issquanderedwhen one animal consumes another or consumes plant material. From theCambridge English Corpus Precious foreign currency needed for raw materials purchases could not besquanderedon debt servicing. From theCambridge English Corpus Several major opportunities to cross-reference information weresquanderedduring the production of this encyclopaedia and that means its value as a research tool is limited. From theCambridge English Corpus Shesquanderedher earnings with the most reckless profusion, and quarrelled with her best friends from the ungovernable petulance of her temper. From theCambridge English Corpus The old were provided for within the family, and the law made sure that family land could not besquandered. From theCambridge English Corpus Money that could be paid as tax wassquanderedin these canteens. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition to emotional excess, the poet glorifies in the prodigious amounts of wealth and timesquanderedfor the sake of wine. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter were already condemned in 1739 as morally corrupt, vain petty potentates whosquanderedwhat little credit and resources they possessed on indigent luxury. From theCambridge English Corpus Those whosquanderedloans on ill-advised projects and corruption will feel vindicated. From theCambridge English Corpus Free trade offered a chance to relax pressure on the environment and open the countryside to everybody but the opportunity wassquanderedby cashing in on blood sports. From theCambridge English Corpus I hadsquandereda splendid opportunity. From theCambridge English Corpus On a number of occasions, it took up to two hours to locate a doctor to prescribe analgesia, with considerable timesquanderedas all parties 'cross-communicated' to achieve adequate prescriptions. From theCambridge English Corpus This freedom to choose seemed such a precious gift, an opportunity to involve one's inner purposes in a life's work, a gift that must not besquandered. From theCambridge English Corpus The return might be uncertain, but it should not be unreasonable, and capital ought not to besquanderedon commercial enterprises that promise mainly non-commercial gains. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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