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英语解释

prodigal

音标['prɒdigl]

汉语翻译

n. 浪费者
a. 浪费的, 挥霍的, 丰富的
【法】 浪费者, 浪子
相关词组:
play the prodigal
be prodigal of praise

prodigal词型变化

副词:prodigally 

prodigal英语解释

名词 prodigal:

  1. a recklessly extravagant consumer
    同义词:profligate, squanderer

形容词 prodigal:

  1. very generous
    同义词:lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting
  2. recklessly wasteful
    同义词:extravagant, profligate, spendthrift
  3. marked by rash extravagance

prodigal例句

  1. The old man cast off his prodigal son and disinherited him.
    老人断绝了与他的不肖儿子的关系,并剥夺了他的继承权。
  2. Our manager has a mind prodigal of ideas.
    我们经理的脑子里点子很多。
  3. Those prodigals were put into prison.
    那些挥霍者被关进监狱。
  4. I hate the prodigal administration.
    我痛恨铺张浪费的行政机关。

prodigal详细解释

prod.i.gal

adj.(形容词)
Rashly or wastefully extravagant:
挥霍的,奢侈的:非常浪费的或无节制地花费的:
例句:
They are prodigal in their expenditures.
他们挥霍无度

Marked by rash or wasteful extravagance:
奢侈的:以极度挥霍浪费为特点的:
例句:
a prodigal life.
奢侈的生活

Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse:
慷慨的:不吝惜的或大量给出的;丰盛的或过度的:
例句:
prodigal praise.See Synonyms at profuse
极度赞扬参见 profuse

n.(名词)
One who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance.
挥霍者:大量浪费金钱的人或追求奢侈的人

来源:
Probably back-formation from prodigality
可能源自 prodigality的逆成词

【引伸】
prod.igally
adv.(副词)

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