| 词汇 | prodigal |
| 释义 | prodigal adjective formaluk /ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl/ us /ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl/ spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise: 非常浪费的，奢侈的 The prodigal landlord spends the money as fast as he receives it. There have been rumours that he has been prodigal with company funds.有传闻说他一直在挥霍公司的资金。 Synonyms extravagant profligateformal Compare generous(CHARACTER) very great in amount or degree: Growing up, he benefited from the prodigal arts funding in France. He laid on another demonstration of his prodigal talents with an amazing goal. Wasting boondoggle dissipate dissipation down the drainidiom flabbily piss piss something away prodigality prodigally profligacy profligate spendthrift throw good money after badidiom throw something away toss toss something away uneconomic unthrifty wastage wasted You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Masses and large amounts of things Related wordsprodigality prodigally prodigal noun[ C ] /ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl//ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl/ someone who spends or uses large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise: The prodigals among them will always be more numerous than the misers. She, who was formerly a prodigal, showed herself suddenly wise and she loathed her shameful deeds. someone who returns to a place, organization, team, etc. after previously leaving it: They greeted him with the warmth of a returning prodigal. There have been a significant return of prodigals to the church. Paying money 2FA 2SV ante up (something) burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom buying power cost-cutting fund non-contributory overpaid put someone through something put something towards something reimburse run to something self-finance set someone back (something) spend spent splurge sponsor tipper You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Toys & dolls prodigal | American Dictionaryprodigal adjective us/ˈprɑd·ɪ·ɡəl/ esp. fml tending to spend or use something without thinking of the future: He was prodigal with his talents. Examples of prodigalprodigal In this regard, brain imaging studies contrasting prodigal and control cases could be highly informative. But prodigal systems are still systematic and may be sensibly compared with economical ones. Prodigal analysis could also be used to test whether the effects of maturation rates are mediated by the timing of functional lateralization. Prodigal analysis might also focus on cases clustering into opposing developmental profiles of comprehension and production. I suggest that we have come in for enough criticisms—rightly—over the prodigal expense on the car park. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I prefer to think of the parable of the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard of the prodigal son and the herd of swine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is worthy of the prodigal son, to boast that one is spending four times more rapidly than one's income is providing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I could not help thinking that he must have been descended from one of the jealous brothers of the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no belief in endowing what, in many cases, may be a bunch of prodigal sons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One lesson that we ought to learn is that in past years we have been far too prodigal with the world's resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sort of duties now being undertaken by our soldiers, it will be agreed, are prodigal of manpower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meanwhile, her prodigal sister and prodigal brother-in-law continue to live off the income of £20,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One always hopes that the prodigal will return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems that at the present moment we are being far too prodigal in our consumption of tinned foods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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