學個詞 Learn A Word:1594 squander

今天我們要學的詞是 squander. Squander 是白白浪費的意思。Our local high school basketball team squandered its early lead in a loss to our arch-rival. 我們本地高中籃球隊沒有把握好領(lǐng)先局面，最后反而輸給了老對手。This opportunity is once in a lifetime. Don't squander it. 這是千載難逢的好機會，千萬別浪費了。美國醫(yī)藥協(xié)會在一份最新報告中指出，The U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year, roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar. 美國醫(yī)保系統(tǒng)每年都會白白浪費掉7500億美元，大約相當于用在醫(yī)保的一個美元里，就有30美分被浪費了。好的，今天我們學習的詞是 squander, squander, squander...