squander
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++squan·der /ˈskwɒndə $ ˈskwɑːndər/ verb [transitive] SPEND MONEYWASTE somethingto carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc 浪费，挥霍 The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half. 主队在上半场浪费了几次机会。squander something on something They squandered the profits on expensive cars. 他们把利润挥霍在昂贵的汽车上。► see thesaurus at spend→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
squander• England squandered a golden opportunity to score, seconds before the final whistle.• And that weakness was further underlined last Sunday when enough chances to win several matches were squandered against Limerick.• Howard was a terrible gambler, and had squandered away the family fortune.• He also spent his evenings at the roulette wheels of Monte Carlo, squandering extravagant sums.• His family felt he had squandered his musical talent.• Here's £50 but don't just go and squander it on beer!• However, what better excuse for squandering my own cash on expanding my catfish collection?• Major's first chance to show that he is his own man has been squandered on favours.• For them, as for me, there is an overwhelming sense of squandered opportunities.• I had about seven dollars, five of which I foolishly squandered that night.• In less than three years he had squandered the entire family fortune.• There was no money to pay the rent. They'd already squandered the little that they had.• There is no time to squander your charms on men who are professional flirts.squander something on something• She has squandered nearly $41 million of the family fortune on bad investments.From Longman Business Dictionarysquandersquan‧der /ˈskwɒndəˈskwɑːndər/ verb [transitive] to spend money or use your time carelessly on things that are not usefulThe bank squandered $500 million playing the U.S. bond market.squander something on somethingHe squandered the company’s assets on such things as corporate aircraft and very large salaries. —squandering noun [uncountable]the irresponsible squandering of stockholders’ assets→ See Verb tablesquan·der verbChineseSyllable
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squander
squan‧der /ˈskwɒndə $ ˈskwɑːndər/
verb [transitive]
to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc:
The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half.
squander something on something
They squandered the profits on expensive cars.
▪ spend to use money to buy things: I bought two skirts and a T-shirt and I only spent $50. | How much do you spend a week on food?
▪go through something (also get through something British English) to spend all of an amount of money over a period of time – used especially when saying that someone spends a lot of money: I got through all my money in less than a month, and had to get my parents to send me more.
▪go to great expense to spend a lot of money in order to do something, because you think it is important or special: The party was wonderful – they had obviously gone to great expense. | There’s no need to go to great expense.
▪squander /ˈskwɒndə $ ˈskwɑːndər/ to waste money on unnecessary things, instead of saving it or using it carefully: His son had squandered the family fortune on gambling and women.
▪splash out British English informal to spend a lot of money on something you really want or will enjoy: Let’s splash out on a bottle of champagne. | People often splash out for Christmas and then regret it later.
▪blow informal to spend a lot of money on something, especially on something that you do not really need: Her husband blew all their savings on a new sports car.
▪economize to spend less money: We’re trying to economize by eating at home instead of going out for meals.
squan‧der /ˈskwɒndə $ ˈskwɑːndər/
verb [transitive]to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc:
squander something on something
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