squanderとは

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɒnd.ə/, [ˈskwɒnd.ə]
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/, [ˈskʷɑn.dɚ]
• 韻: -ɒndə(ɹ)

動詞

squander (三人称単数 現在形 squanders, 現在分詞 squandering, 過去形および過去分詞形 squandered)

1. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
   • 1746, Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac^[2]

     Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.

   • George Best (1946-2005)

     I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.^[3]

   • 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     As the game opened up, Bolton squandered a fine opportunity to equalise - Chris Eagles shooting straight at Szczesny - but then back came Arsenal.

2. (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
   • John Dryden

     Our squandered troops he rallies.

3. (obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.
   • William Shakespeare

     The wise man's folly is anatomized / Even by squandering glances of the fool.

使用する際の注意点

Squander implies starting with many resources, such as great wealth, and then wasting them (using them up to little purpose または little effect), often ending with little. Particularly used in phrases such as “squander an opportunity” or “squander an inheritance”. It may be used even if one starts with little, though usually in some construction such as “squander what little he had”.

同意語

• waste, splurge
• ducks and drakes
• throw away

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