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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）
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浪费，乱花（金钱、财产等）
wasted money, resources, or opportunities
He squandered his inheritance on gambling.
他把遗产挥霍在赌博上。
(指钱；财产等)浪费
s. not used to good advantage
squander
Base
原形
squanders
3rd person
第三人称单数
squandering
-ing
现在分词
squandered
Past
过去式
squandered
Past participle
过去分词
He squanders his money on useless gadgets.
他把钱浪费在无用的小玩意上。
She squandered her inheritance within a year.
她在一年内挥霍掉了遗产。
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。
She squandered her youth on trivial pursuits.
她把自己的青春浪费在了琐碎的事情上。
They squandered their chance to win the championship.
他们浪费了赢得冠军的机会。
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。
Not this
He squander all his money on video games.
Use this
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。
Not this
He squandered his inheritance to buy a car.
Use this
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。
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通常接金钱、时间、机会等作宾语
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