Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14153
squandering
挥霍；浪费
squandering is the present participle of squander.
to waste money, time, or opportunities carelessly and lavishly
- 1.
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
浪费,挥霍,铺张；大量花费；耗尽。
浪费,挥霍,铺张；大量花费；耗尽。；浪费；使分散；漂泊；四散
In use
He squandered his inheritance on expensive cars.
Don't squander your time on pointless arguments.
She squanders her salary on designer clothes every month.
squander sth (on sth)
表示将某物浪费在特定事物上，on后接名词或动名词。
He squandered his inheritance on gambling.
他把遗产挥霍在赌博上。
squander sth doing sth
表示浪费时间做某事，doing sth为现在分词短语。
She squandered the whole afternoon watching TV.
她把整个下午都浪费在看电视上。
squander sth away
away加强语气，表示完全浪费掉。
Don't squander away your talent.
别浪费你的才华。
Verb forms
base squander · third person squanders · -ing squandering · past squandered · past participle squandered
规则动词
Common mistakes
He squandered all his money for buying useless gadgets.He squandered all his money on buying useless gadgets.
搭配介词错误：squander后应接介词on表示浪费在某事上，而不是for。
She squandered her time to watch TV all day.She squandered her time watching TV all day.
动词形式错误：squander后应接动名词（-ing形式）表示浪费在活动上，而不是不定式。
Connections
Collocations
- squander money
- 挥霍金钱
- He squandered all his money on gambling.他把所有的钱都挥霍在赌博上。
- squander an opportunity
- 浪费机会
- She didn't want to squander the opportunity to study abroad.她不想浪费出国留学的机会。
- squander time
- 浪费时间
- Don't squander time on meaningless arguments.不要把时间浪费在无意义的争论上。
- squander resources
- 浪费资源
- The government squandered public resources on unnecessary projects.政府把公共资源浪费在不必要的项目上。
- squander a fortune
- 挥霍掉一大笔钱
- Within a few years, he squandered a fortune on gambling.几年之内，他就把一大笔钱挥霍在赌博上。
- squander a lead
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记：squander 的后半段 -ander 与 wander（闲逛）相同，逛街时乱花钱，把钱浪费光。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、financial advice squander 比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，表示浪费金钱、时间或机会；日常口语中更常说 waste。
Grammar Note
通常及物，后接金钱、时间等；表示浪费在...上时用介词 on
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only wander and yonder rhyme with squander in British pronunciation (/ˈskwɒndə/). Slander shares the -ander spelling but is pronounced /ˈslɑːndə/. Squad and squash share the squa- spelling and initial /skwɒ/ but do not rhyme; square looks similar but sounds /skweə/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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