a squanderer of sth
of 后面接被挥霍掉的事物，如时间、金钱、机会。
He is a squanderer of time and money.
他既挥霍时间又挥霍金钱。
挥霍者；浪费者
挥霍的人。；放荡者；[法] 挥霍浪费者
挥霍的人。
One who squanders.
That squanderer spent his entire paycheck in two days.
那个挥霍者两天内就花光了他整张工资支票。
用法提示：squanderer 是名词，指挥霍浪费的人，此处作主语。
The city council called the former treasurer a squanderer after the audit revealed the losses.
审计揭露损失后，市议会称前司库为挥霍者。
用法提示：squanderer 作名词，在此作宾语补足语，表示浪费公帑的人。
My roommate is a squanderer who buys expensive electronics and never uses them.
我的室友是个挥霍者，买昂贵的电子产品却从不用。
用法提示：squanderer 为名词，作表语，后接定语从句说明其浪费行为。
of 后面接被挥霍掉的事物，如时间、金钱、机会。
He is a squanderer of time and money.
他既挥霍时间又挥霍金钱。
call 后接宾语再加名词，用来说明别人对某人的评价。
Critics called him a squanderer of public funds.
批评者称他为公共资金的挥霍者。
被动结构 be regarded as 后接名词，表示被人贴上这样的标签。
She was regarded as a squanderer by her colleagues.
同事们把她看作一个挥霍无度的人。
最高级形容词修饰 squanderer 时，后面常接 of 短语限定范围。
The country is the biggest squanderer of energy in the region.
该国是该地区最大的能源挥霍者。
可互换使用；spendthrift 更侧重花钱无度
语气更强，含道德谴责意味
较口语化，泛指浪费金钱或资源的人
常指离家挥霍后回归的人，有典故意味
grammar · medium
易错句子He is squanderer and never saves money.
正确表达He is a squanderer and never saves money.
squanderer 是可数名词，意为"挥霍的人"；单数形式作表语时前面必须加不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He squanderer his salary every month.
正确表达He squanders his salary every month.
squanderer 是名词，不能充当句中谓语；表示"挥霍"这个动作要用动词 squander，主语为第三人称单数时加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子His squanderer of the family fortune made everyone angry.
正确表达His squandering of the family fortune made everyone angry.
squanderer 只指"挥霍的人"，不能表示"挥霍"这一行为；要表达行为需用动名词 squandering，并用 of 引出被挥霍的对象。
spendthrift 只指把钱花在享乐、奢侈品上而不知节制的人，对象限于金钱；squanderer 还可指白白浪费金钱以外的东西，如时间、机会、才华，强调把有价值的资源糟蹋掉。
wastrel 是较书面、带文学色彩且常含贬义的词，除挥霍外还常兼指游手好闲、品行不端的人；squanderer 是中性、通用的说法，只强调浪费，不含游荡堕落的意味。
prodigal 作名词偏正式、文学化，多见于“the prodigal son（浪子）”一类说法，且它更常用作形容词；squanderer 只是普通名词，语体中性，可与 any、a real 等自由搭配。
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