a prodigal
可数名词,指挥霍无度的人。
He was known as a prodigal, always spending money recklessly.
他被称为挥霍者,总是乱花钱。
挥霍者;浪费者;败家子
prodigals — plural of prodigal
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挥霍者;浪费者;败家子
a person who spends money or resources recklessly; a spendthrift
He was known as a prodigal, always spending money recklessly.
他被称为挥霍者,总是乱花钱。
挥霍者;败家子
A prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.
一个挥霍无度的消费者
a recklessly extravagant consumer
The prodigal finally returned home after squandering his fortune.
这个浪费者终于在他挥霍掉所有财产后回到了家。
My uncle, a prodigal, spent his entire savings on luxury cars.
我的叔叔是个浪费者,把全部积蓄都花在了豪华汽车上。
Being a prodigal can lead to serious debt and family conflict.
做一个浪费者可能会导致严重的债务和家庭冲突。
可数名词,指挥霍无度的人。
He was known as a prodigal, always spending money recklessly.
他被称为挥霍者,总是乱花钱。
常与son连用,特指圣经中回头的浪子。
The story of the prodigal son is a famous parable.
浪子的故事是一个著名的寓言。
主语为人,描述其性格。
He is a prodigal who has squandered his inheritance.
他是个挥霍者,挥霍掉了继承的遗产。
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浪子回头
The return of the prodigal brought tears to his mother's eyes.
浪子归来让他的母亲热泪盈眶。
挥霍者的习性
He eventually gave up the prodigal's ways and started saving money.
他最终改掉了挥霍者的习性,开始存钱。
悔改的浪子
The novel tells the story of a repentant prodigal who becomes a philanthropist.
这部小说讲述了一个悔改的浪子成为慈善家的故事。
浪子;回头的浪子
After years of reckless spending, the prodigal son finally returned home.
在挥霍多年之后,这个浪子终于回家了。
浪子回头
After a long absence, the prodigal returns to his family.
在离开很久之后,这个浪子回到了家人身边。
浪子回来了。
This well-known line alludes to the Biblical parable of the Prodigal Son and is often used in films and TV shows (e.g., The Simpsons) when someone returns after a long absence.
这句名言典出《圣经》中“浪子的比喻”,在电影和电视剧(如《辛普森一家》)中常用来形容某人离开很久之后归来。
Use prodigals naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一条狗扑到地上("扑地的狗"音似prodigal),把食物弄得满地都是,就像浪费者一样挥霍无度。
语域:formal 作为名词时,prodigal 多用于正式或文学语境,常见于描述奢侈浪费的人,例如《圣经》中的‘浪子回头’典故。日常口语中较少直接使用。
Words like 'legal', 'regal', and 'eagle' share a similar ending but have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.