misspent

[美]/'mis'spent/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 浪费的

例句

misspent the funds; misspent their youth.

浪费财款;浪费青春

perhaps I am atoning for my misspent youth.

或许我正在弥补我虚度的青春年华。

an old man who still moans about his misspent youth.

一个仍为浪费青春而痛心疾首的老人

He misspent his youth on frivolous activities.

他在轻率的活动上浪费了青春。

She regrets the years she misspent in a dead-end job.

她后悔在一份没有前途的工作中度过的岁月。

They realized they had misspent their savings on unnecessary luxuries.

他们意识到他们把储蓄花在了不必要的奢侈品上。

The company's CEO was accused of misspending company funds for personal use.

公司的CEO被指控挪用公司资金用于个人目的。

He acknowledged that he had misspent his opportunities and vowed to make a change.

他承认自己错失了机会,并发誓要做出改变。

The politician was criticized for misspending taxpayer money on extravagant trips.

这位政治家因在奢侈旅行上浪费纳税人的钱而受到批评。

She realized she had misspent her talents and decided to pursue a different career path.

她意识到自己浪费了才华,决定追求不同的职业道路。

The charity organization was accused of misspending donations on administrative expenses.

这家慈善组织被指控将捐款用于行政开支。

He admitted to misspending his inheritance on gambling and frivolous purchases.

他承认把继承的钱用于赌博和轻率购买。

She reflected on the years she had misspent in unhealthy relationships and decided to focus on self-care.

她反思了在不健康关系中浪费的岁月,并决定专注于自我保健。

原声例句

Without it, I could have neglected an important battle or misspent my energy.

如果没有它,我可能会忽视一场重要的战斗,或者浪费我的精力。

来源: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

" Generally, I think the govt has misspent our money." " Misspent" means spent it in the wrong way or in a bad way.

“总的来说,我认为政府浪费了我们的钱。” “乱花”是指以错误的方式或以错误的方式花费了它。

来源: Engvid Super Teacher Rebecca - Business English

Opponents of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan have accused his government of not enforcing building regulations and of misspending taxes levied after the last major earthquake to make buildings more quake resistant.

土耳其总统塔伊普·埃尔多安的反对者指责埃尔多安政府没有严格执行建筑法规,并且滥用上一次大地震后征收的税款,这些税款本应用于提高建筑物的抗震能力。

来源: VOA Daily Standard February 2023 Collection

The group was intended as a one-shot deal—we would play two shows at the American Booksellers Convention, get a few laughs, recapture our misspent youth for three or four hours, then go our separate ways.

当时乐队只打算做个一锤子买卖——我们想在全美书商大会上演出两场,逗大伙乐乐,用那三四个钟头的时间重温一番我们虚度的青春岁月,然后就各走各路。

来源: Stephen King on Writing

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