misspend

verb

1. 挥霍，浪费，滥用（时间或金钱）
   to spend time or money in a careless rather than a useful way
   1. He joked that being good at cards was the sign of a misspent youth (= having wasted his time when he was young) .
      他开玩笑地说擅长打牌表明虚度了青春年华。

1. VERB 浪费，滥用，挥霍（时间或金钱）
   If you say that time or money has been misspent, you disapprove of the way in which it has been spent.
   1. Much of the money was grossly misspent...
      大部分的钱都被大笔挥霍掉了。
   2. Ruby recalled getting stoned during her misspent youth.
      鲁比还记得，在虚度光阴的少女时代她曾经因为吸食毒品而飘飘欲仙。

1. Much of the money was grossly misspent
   大部分的钱都被大笔挥霍掉了。

verb

1. spend (money or other resources) unwisely

2. spend time badly or unwisely
   1. He misspent his youth