squander sth on sth
He squandered his inheritance on gambling.
他把遗产挥霍在赌博上。
浪费，乱花（金钱、财产等）
(指钱；财产等)浪费；乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )
wasted money, resources, or opportunities
(指钱；财产等)浪费
s. not used to good advantage
一般现在时
He squanders his money on useless gadgets.
他把钱浪费在无用的小玩意上。
一般过去时
She squandered her inheritance within a year.
她在一年内挥霍掉了遗产。
现在完成时
They have squandered all their resources.
他们已经耗尽了所有资源。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
He squandered his entire inheritance on gambling.
他把全部遗产都挥霍在了赌博上。
用法提示：过去式，表示浪费金钱
She squandered her youth on trivial pursuits.
她把自己的青春浪费在了琐碎的事情上。
用法提示：过去式，表示浪费时间
They squandered their chance to win the championship.
他们浪费了赢得冠军的机会。
用法提示：过去式，表示浪费机会
He squandered his inheritance on gambling.
他把遗产挥霍在赌博上。
She squandered her youth pursuing fame.
她浪费青春追求名利。
被动语态。
The opportunity was squandered.
这个机会被浪费了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He squander all his money on video games.
正确表达He squandered all his money on video games.
动词时态错误：句子描述过去发生的动作，应使用过去式 squandered，而非原形 squander。
grammar · medium
易错句子He squandered his inheritance to buy a car.
正确表达He squandered his inheritance on a car.
搭配错误：squander 后接宾语表示浪费某物，若表示浪费在某方面应使用介词 on，而非不定式 to。
wasted可指浪费金钱/资源，也可指‘醉酒的’或‘被杀死的’；squandered仅指浪费，且强调愚蠢或挥霍。
squander (base)
squander + -ing
squander + -er
squander + away
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