squander
verb- 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. 他只是浪费了自己的才华。 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.