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单词 squander
释义 squan·der
I. \ˈskwändə(r) also -wȯn-\ verb
(squandered ; squandered ; squandering \-d(ə)riŋ\ ; squanders)
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1. : to cause to disperse or spread : scatter
 < they drive and squander the huge Belgian fleet — John Dryden >
2. : to expend extravagantly or foolishly especially to the point of depletion : throw away : dissipate
 < tied up their fortunes in trust funds so that they could not be squandered by their heirs — Lucien Price >
 < willing to squander their lives on the gratuitous work that great art demands — Edmund Wilson >
 < the most brilliant journalist of my generation … often squanders his genius for invective — T.S.Eliot >
 < squandering away income by gambling — Bingham Dai >
intransitive verb
1. : roam, wander
2. : to spend in a wasteful manner
 < they often squandered, but they never gave — Richard Savage >
3. : to scatter in various directions
 < many of the enemy … squandered like quail from a flushed covey — B.A.Williams >
Synonyms: see waste
II. noun
(-s)
: an act or instance of squandering : extravagance
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