be a spendthrift
spendthrift 作名词，指浪费的人。
He is a spendthrift.
他是个挥霍无度的人。
挥霍无度的人；无节制地大量分配其属性的事物；浪费的人
a wasteful spender
挥霍无度的人
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
无节制地大量分配其属性的事物
Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.
My uncle is a spendthrift who buys a new car every year.
我叔叔是个挥霍无度的人，每年都买新车。
用法提示：spendthrift 作名词，指挥霍浪费的人。
She called him a spendthrift after he spent his entire salary in one week.
她在他一周内花光全部工资后，叫他败家子。
用法提示：spendthrift 作名词，表示花钱大手大脚的人。
Being a spendthrift, he never saved any money for emergencies.
他是个挥金如土的人，从不存钱以备急用。
用法提示：spendthrift 作名词，在句中作表语，指浪费者。
spendthrift 作名词，指浪费的人。
He is a spendthrift.
他是个挥霍无度的人。
spendthrift 作形容词，修饰名词。
She has spendthrift habits.
她有挥霍无度的习惯。
所有格形式，表示挥霍者的某物。
The spendthrift's lifestyle ruined him.
那个挥霍者的生活方式毁了他。
spendthrift 作主语，后接动词。
The spendthrift wasted his inheritance.
那个挥霍者浪费了他的遗产。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very spendthrift with his money.
正确表达He is very thrifty with his money.
用词混淆：'spendthrift' 意为挥霍的，而 'thrifty' 意为节俭的。学习者可能因词根 'thrift' 而混淆。正确应用 'thrifty' 表示节俭。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spendthrifts his money on unnecessary things.
正确表达He is a spendthrift who wastes his money on unnecessary things.
词性错误：'spendthrift' 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用系表结构 'is a spendthrift' 或形容词形式。
miser 指极度节省、吝啬的人，与 spendthrift 挥霍无度相反。
thrifty 是形容词，指节俭、不浪费，与 spendthrift 的浪费含义相反；注意 spendthrift 常作名词。
spender 是中性词，仅表示花钱的人，不具浪费含义；spendthrift 则强调过度浪费。
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