Word · Frequency #19816
prodigals
/ˈprɑdɪɡəl/
noun
挥霍者；浪费者；败家子
prodigals is the plural of prodigal.
a person who spends money or resources recklessly; a spendthrift
- 1.
A prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.
挥霍者；败家子
- 2.
a recklessly extravagant consumer
一个挥霍无度的消费者
挥霍者；败家子；一个挥霍无度的消费者；浪费者
In use
The prodigal finally returned home after squandering his fortune.
My uncle, a prodigal, spent his entire savings on luxury cars.
Being a prodigal can lead to serious debt and family conflict.
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。
the prodigal (son)
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。
somebody + be + a prodigal
主语为人，描述其性格。
Connections
Collocations
- return of the prodigal
- 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。
- the prodigal's ways
- 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。
- a repentant prodigal
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the prodigal son
- 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。
- the prodigal returns
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'legal', 'regal', and 'eagle' share a similar ending but have different vowel sounds.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.