"squandering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 揮霍
• 浪費

Definition

不加節制地浪費金錢、資源或機會，導致它們被浪費或沒有得到很好的利用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於金錢、時間或機會，帶有批評或警告語氣，語氣較正式。不用來表示實體破壞，只針對浪費使用。

Examples

He is squandering all his savings on games.

他正在**揮霍**他的所有積蓄買遊戲。

She regrets squandering her time last year.

她後悔去年**浪費**了時間。

Stop squandering your chances to learn.

別再**浪費**學習的機會了。

Tom keeps squandering his talents instead of making something out of them.

湯姆一直在**揮霍**他的天賦，而不是好好利用。

They realized too late that they were squandering precious resources.

他們太晚才意識到自己正在**浪費**寶貴的資源。

If you keep squandering opportunities, you might regret it later.

如果你繼續**浪費**機會，將來可能會後悔。