"squander" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 浪費
• 揮霍

Definition

以粗心或愚蠢的方式浪費某物，尤其是金錢、時間或資源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常較正式，經常和金錢、時間、機會連用，如 'squander money'、'squander an opportunity'，強調揮霍和不負責。通常不會用於食物等具體物品，應用 'waste'。

Examples

Don't squander your money on things you don't need.

不要把錢**浪費**在不需要的東西上。

He squandered his chance to study abroad.

他**浪費**了出國留學的機會。

It's easy to squander time on social media.

在社交媒體上很容易**浪費**時間。

If you squander this opportunity, you might not get another one.

如果你**浪費**了這次機會，可能就沒有下一次了。

They won the lottery and squandered it all in just a year.

他們中了彩票，結果一年內就**揮霍**光了。

I can't believe she would squander such a perfect chance for success.

我簡直不敢相信她居然會**浪費**這樣一個絕佳成功的機會。