squander

US [ˈskwɑndər]
UK [ˈskwɒndə(r)]
  • n.浪费
  • v.浪费
  • Web挥霍；乱花；驱散
Simple Present：squanders  Present Participle：squandering  Past Tense：squandered  

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squander
v.
1.
~ sth (on sb/sth)
浪费，挥霍（金钱、时间等）to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way
He squandered all his money on gambling.
他把自己所有的钱都挥霍在赌博上了。

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Definition:
AllAll,浪费浪费,挥霍挥霍,乱花乱花,驱散驱散
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1.
to see another Republican in the White House squander our promise of a country that really fulfills the hopes of our people.
（我）可不愿看到白宫里再出现一个共和党人糟蹋这个能真正带给人民希望的国家做出的承诺。
( wǒ ) kě bú yuàn kàn dào bái gōng lǐ zài chū xiàn yī gè gòng hé dǎng rén zāo tà zhè ge néng zhēn zhèng dài gěi rén mín xī wàng de guó jiā zuò chū de chéng nuò 。
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2.
Since youth not being able to be refused, also either can be persuaded to stay , or let us use self way to squander, or cherish!
青春既然不能够被拒绝，也不能被挽留，就让我们用自己的方式挥霍，或者珍惜！
qīng chūn jì rán bù néng gòu bèi jù jué , yě bù néng bèi wǎn liú , jiù ràng wǒ men yòng zì jǐ de fāng shì huī huò , huò zhě zhēn xī !
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3.
If man continued to squander natural resources with no thought for the future, the later generations would be in danger.
如果人类不为将来着想继续浪费自然资源，后代就会受到威胁。
rú guǒ rén lèi bù wèi jiāng lái zhuó xiǎng jì xù làng fèi zì rán zī yuán , hòu dài jiù huì shòu dào wēi xié 。
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4.
He would not drink; he would not squander the hard-earned fruits of his labor on alcohol, he had promised himself.
不喝酒，也不把自己辛苦换来的血汗钱挥霍在酒精上面！他曾经这样向自己保证过。
bù hē jiǔ , yě bù bǎ zì jǐ xīn kǔ huàn lái de xuè hàn qián huī huò zài jiǔ jīng shàng mian ! tā céng jīng zhè yàng xiàng zì jǐ bǎo zhèng guò 。
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5.
But at least Edison did not squander vast quantities of public money on installing cinema screens in schools around the country.
不过至少在给全国各地的学校安装电影屏幕这件事上，爱迪生并没有浪费大笔公共资金。
bú guò zhì shǎo zài gěi quán guó gè dì de xué xiào ān zhuāng diàn yǐng píng mù zhè jiàn shì shàng , ài dí shēng bìng méi yǒu làng fèi dà bǐ gōng gòng zī jīn 。
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6.
This seems mad, except that the obligation to repay the loan ensured the women did not squander the money.
这看起来太疯狂了，除非她们此举是为了确保自己不乱花钱而特意找个还贷的责任。
zhè kàn qǐ lái tài fēng kuáng le , chú fēi tā men cǐ jǔ shì wèi le què bǎo zì jǐ bù luàn huā qián ér tè yì zhǎo gè hái dài de zé rèn 。
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7.
But wait, should I squander what might be my only chance to interact with Jet in my whole life on just a question about his movies?
但是别急，我应该浪费什么可能是我唯一的机会在我的整个生活互动与射流只是一个关于他的电影的问题？
dàn shì bié jí , wǒ yīng gāi làng fèi shén me kě néng shì wǒ wéi yī de jī huì zài wǒ de zhěng gè shēng huó hù dòng yǔ shè liú zhǐ shì yī gè guān yú tā de diàn yǐng de wèn tí ?
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8.
No matter how much money you have, you'll here none at last if you squander the money away.
不管你有多少钱，如果乱花到头来也是空空如也。把全部钱花在婚礼上，不是傻了吗？
bù guǎn nǐ yǒu duō shao qián , rú guǒ luàn huā dào tóu lái yě shì kōng kōng rú yě 。 bǎ quán bù qián huā zài hūn lǐ shàng , bú shì shǎ le ma ?
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9.
He said she used to squander the money.
他说她以前胡乱花钱。
tā shuō tā yǐ qián hú luàn huā qián 。
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10.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of.
你热爱生命吗？那么别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。
nǐ rè ài shēng mìng ma ? nà me bié làng fèi shí jiān , yīn wèi shēng mìng shì yóu shí jiān zǔ chéng de 。
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