lavish和squander的区别?

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lavish:慷慨;过度,过多
squander:浪费
它们类似的地方是"太多了",但LAVISH较中性,SQUANDER则有点贬义.

lavish 更强调慷慨无私的给予,其形容词性的意思就是十分慷慨very generous
to give someone or something a lot of love, praise, money etc.

lavish something on/upon somebody
-He lavished attention on her.
他给予她更多的关注
lavish somebody with something
-Hug your children and lavish them with love.
拥抱你的孩子,给予他们更多的爱

squander 更侧重无意义的浪费时间金钱和机会
to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc:
-The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half.
主队在上半场浪费了大量的机会

squander something on something
-They squandered the profits on expensive cars.
他们浪费金钱在昂贵的汽车上