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prodigal
时间: 2023-10-26 21:00:04
GRE
英 [ˈprɒdɪɡl]
美 [ˈprɑːdɪɡl]

adj. 挥霍的;奢侈的;铺张的;慷慨的;不吝惜的

n. 挥霍者;奢侈的人;回头的浪子

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双语例句
  • The dish was prodigal with lots of meat.

    这道菜放了很多很多肉。

  • The prodigal spent almost all the money in his family.

    这个浪子几乎花光了家里所有的钱。

  • Chris is often angry with his prodigal wife.

    克里斯经常对他挥霍无度的妻子生气。

  • You can describe someone as a prodigal son if he leaves his family and then returns as a better person.

    你可以把某人描述为一个浪子回头的人 如果他离开了他的家庭 然后回来之后改过自新

  • The prodigal had returned.

    浪子已经回头了。

  • Thee prodigal roommate revealed.

    浪子室友显真面目了。

  • I hate the prodigal administration.

    我痛恨铺张浪费的行政机关。

  • Prodigal ah! Short-ah! No vision ah!

    败家啊!短视啊!没远见啊!

  • A miserly father makes a prodigal son.

    有吝啬的父亲就有败家的儿子。 。

近义词
adj.
同根词

词根 prodigal

百科

《Prodigal》是流行摇滚乐队OneRepublic演唱的一首歌曲,收录在OneRepublic发行的英文专辑《Dreaming Out Loud》中。

释义
adj.

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

挥霍的;奢侈的,铺张的

  • prodigal habits die hard.

    奢侈的习惯很难改掉。

having or giving something on a lavish scale

慷慨的,不吝惜的

  • the dessert was crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream.

    这种甜点用红糖制成,很松脆,而且浇了很多掼奶油。

n.

a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way

挥霍者,奢侈的人。

(亦作prodigal sondaughter)a person who leaves home and behaves in such a way,but later makes a repentant return

回头的浪子(或挥霍的女儿)。[ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the parable in Luke 15:11—32]

词源

"late Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis,from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’."

  • Another prodigal serial number returns. A 30-year-old open case finally closed. Thank you, officer.

    又一个出逃的旧复制人回来了。长达30年的案子终于可以结案了。谢谢您,警官。

    《Blade Runner 2049》《银翼杀手》

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