Squander



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.浪费, 挥霍
• ［英］ v.浪费, 挥霍 ( to spend extravagantly; dissipate)
• ［记］ 源自方言, 因莎士比亚《威尼斯商人》一剧中用此词而广泛流传

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (squandered; squandering)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1536
• transitive verb
  • 1. to spend extravagantly or foolishly ; dissipate, waste <squandered a fortune>
  • 2. to cause to disperse ; scatter
  • 3. to lose (as an advantage or opportunity) through negligence or inaction
• intransitive verb
  • disperse, scatter
• ? squanderer noun

II. noun

• Date: 1709
• an act of squandering

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