squander是什么意思_squander怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

squander (v.): 1580s (implied in squandering), "to spend recklessly or prodigiously," of unknown origin; Shakespeare used it in "Merchant of Venice" (1593) with a sense of "to be scattered over a wide area." Squander-bug, a British symbol of reckless extravagance and waste during war-time shortages, represented as a devilish insect, was introduced 1943. In U.S., Louis Ludlow coined squanderlust (1935) for the tendency of government bureaucracies to spend much money.

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第三人称单数 squanders;
过去式 squandered;
过去分词 squandered;
现在分词 squandering;

1. 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。

2. Don"t squander your time in reading those dime novels.: 不要把你的时间浪费在读那些胡编乱造的廉价小说上.

3. Naturally , hardly anyone could afford to squander so much time every day.: 几乎没有一个人能天天如此虚度光阴.

4. If we squander our fossil fuels, we threaten civilization.: 如果我们浪费矿物燃料, 我们就威胁文明.

idle time squander time 浪费时间

idle time squander one"s time 浪费时间

squander away 浪费掉

squander natural resources 浪费自然资源

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squander (死光的，食光的，撕光的) 浪费 ;

Squander：（口袋）是光的——浪费、挥霍

谐音“死逛的”——有点钱就到街上拼命地逛街