Hobbs didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices.(霍布斯没有把钱挥霍在奢华汽车或其他恶习上。)
Similarly, a plant or animal cannot squander all its energy on growing a big body if none would be left over for reproduction, for this is the surest way to extinction.(同样,如果一种植物或动物没有留下任何可以繁殖的后代,它就不能把所有的能量浪费在使自己变得更强壮上,因为这是最可能走向灭绝的方式。)
They squander cash on raising funds; they hoard it; they fail to oversee how efficiently they spend it.(他们在筹集基金上浪费钱;他们把钱储藏起来,但是他们却不能好好监管自己如何有效地花钱。)
Don't squander your affection on him, he'll never love you.(不要把感情浪费在他身上,他是永远不会爱你的。)
You just had to squander me away.(你要的只不过是把我挥霍掉!)
You have a great opportunity to seize or squander — don't do the latter.(你有一个好机会可以抓住或者挥霍霍——千万不要做后者。)
He would not squander his inheritance this time.(这一次他不会再挥霍浪费他的财产了。)
Man's greatest pleasure is to squander, but must first have enough accumulation.(人最大的乐趣莫过于挥霍,但首先得有足够多的积累。)
My kids know nothing about money and will squander the family fortunes.(我的孩子对理财一无所知,总有一天会荡尽家财。)