Word · Frequency #22405
profligate
挥霍的；浪费的
Wasteful or extravagant, especially in spending money or using resources
- 1.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
倾向于浪费资源或奢侈
- 2.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
不道德的；沉溺于恶习的
- 3.
recklessly wasteful
鲁莽浪费的
放荡的；堕落的；倾向于浪费资源或奢侈；不道德的；沉溺于恶习的；鲁莽浪费的；放荡的
In use
His profligate spending habits left him in debt.
The profligate lifestyle of the celebrity shocked the public.
She criticized the profligate use of resources in the project.
be profligate
表示主语具有放荡或浪费的性格。
He was profligate in his youth.
他年轻时放荡不羁。
profligate + noun
修饰名词，强调该名词所涉行为的无节制。
The profligate spending led to bankruptcy.
挥霍无度的开支导致了破产。
profligate in + noun/gerund
后接方面或行为，说明在哪方面无节制。
She was profligate in her use of resources.
Connections
Collocations
- profligate spending
- 挥霍无度的开支
- The report criticized the government's profligate spending on luxury items.报告批评了政府在奢侈品上的挥霍无度的开支。
- profligate lifestyle
- 放荡挥霍的生活方式
- After years of a profligate lifestyle, he was left with almost no savings.经过多年放荡挥霍的生活，他几乎没剩下任何积蓄。
- profligate waste
- 极度的浪费；挥霍糟蹋
- The project was abandoned after profligate waste of public funds.该项目在极度浪费公共资金后被放弃了。
- profligate use
- 奢侈挥霍的使用；滥用
- Profligate use of natural resources has accelerated environmental damage.对自然资源的挥霍使用加速了环境破坏。
- profligate behavior
- 放荡堕落的行为；挥霍无度的行为
- His profligate behavior finally estranged him from his family.他的放荡堕落的行为最终让他与家人疏远了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 profligate：pro-（向前）+ flig（像 flight 飞）+ ate，想象钞票向前飞走，挥霍浪费；也指人放纵堕落。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、news commentary、literary description profligate 比较正式，多用于书面语，常形容挥霍浪费或道德堕落。日常口语中较少见，可用 wasteful 或 reckless 等词替代。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的末尾都与 profligate 的 /ɡeɪt/ 音节一致。注意拼写陷阱：delegate 作名词时读作 /ˈdɛlɪɡət/，legate 读作 /ˈlɛɡɪt/，并非以 /ɡeɪt/ 结尾。
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.