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prodigal

英 [ˈprɒdɪɡl]

美 [ˈprɑːdɪɡl]

adj.  浪费的; 挥霍的; 大手大脚的
n.  浪费者; 浪子; [动]军曹鱼

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BNC.19816 / COCA.19847

习惯用语

    adj.

      the/a prodigal (son)
    • 回头的浪子;改邪归正的人
      a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later is sorry about this and returns home

    牛津词典

      adj.

      • 浪费的;挥霍的;大手大脚的
        too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials

        柯林斯词典

        • ADJ 浪子回头的
          You can describe someone as aprodigalson or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person.
          1. ...the parable of the prodigal son.
            关于浪子回头的寓言
          2. Prodigalis also a noun.
          3. ...the prodigal had returned.
            浪子回头了。
        • ADJ 挥霍的;浪费的;奢侈的
          Someone who behaves in aprodigalway spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left.
          1. Prodigal habits die hard.
            大手大脚的习惯很难改掉。

        英英释义

        noun

        adj

        双语例句

        • Are you kidding? The prodigal Luthor son returns.
          开什么玩笑,路德企业的多金浪子。
        • I hope there's a fatted calf awaiting the return of the prodigal.
          我真希望这儿有只肥牛腿等着我们回来。
        • The parables of the lost sheep and the prodigal son.
          有关迷途羔羊和浪子回头的寓言。
        • Your violence, Young prodigal, Is typical.
          你的暴力,年轻的浪子,是典型的无知表现。
        • I love wanton and as, I like the carefree, I like the sword walking Wandering the prodigal son that wanton debauchery.
          我爱肆意而为,我喜欢无忧无虑,我喜欢仗剑走天涯那肆意放荡的浪子。
        • A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
          [谚]有吝啬的父亲必有败家之子。
        • There have been rumours that he has been prodigal with company funds.
          有谣言说他挥霍公司的资金。
        • Her novel, Home, is a profound examination of family life told through the eyes of a prodigal son returning home to confront his past and his alcoholism.
          《家》的获奖没有任何争议,所有的评委一致把选票投给了她。小说讲述了一个回家的浪子,通过他的视角,回顾了不堪的过去,同时努力从酗酒的生活中挣脱。
        • He was our prodigal son, and we watched him grow up all over the world, but knew that his heart was always here, at home.
          他是我们的浪子,我们看着他成长,足迹遍布世界,但我们知道他的心始终在这里,在故乡。
        • The old man cast off his prodigal son and disinherited him.
          老人断绝了与他的不肖儿子的关系,并剥夺了他的继承权。