squan·der
verb/ˈskwɒndə(r)/
/ˈskwɑːndər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they squander | /ˈskwɒndə(r)/ /ˈskwɑːndər/ |
| he / she / it squanders | /ˈskwɒndəz/ /ˈskwɑːndərz/ |
| past simple squandered | /ˈskwɒndəd/ /ˈskwɑːndərd/ |
| past participle squandered | /ˈskwɒndəd/ /ˈskwɑːndərd/ |
| -ing form squandering | /ˈskwɒndərɪŋ/ /ˈskwɑːndərɪŋ/ |
- squander something (on somebody/something) to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way
浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间等） - He squandered all his money on gambling.
他把自己所有的钱都挥霍在赌博上了。 - She squandered her chances of winning.
她浪费了获胜的机会。 - He just squandered his talent.
他简直浪费了自己的才华。 - The company squandered millions on two dead-end projects.
这家公司在两个没有前途的项目上浪费了数百万。 - The team squandered several good scoring chances.
这个队白白断送了几次得分的良机。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySquander is used with these nouns as the object:- chance
- fortune
- goodwill
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin. - He squandered all his money on gambling.