mis·spend /ˌmɪsˈspend/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp misspent /-ˈspent/) [transitiveT] 1. misspent youth SSYsomeone who had a misspent youth wasted their time or behaved badly when they were young – often used humorously 虚度的青春〔常为幽默用法〕misspent youth• Trying to make up for his misspent youth.• You can scarcely regret your misspent youth while still misspending it.
2 WASTE somethingto use time or money badly or wrongly 滥用〔时间、金钱等〕，使用…不当 Carey admitted misspending company funds. 凯里承认滥用公司资金。