词汇 | prodigal-son |
释义 | prodigal son noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl ˈsʌn/ us /ˌprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl ˈsʌn/ a man or boy who has left his family in order to do something that the family disapprove of and has now returned home feeling sorry for what he has done: 回头的浪子 figurativeThe prodigal son has returned to the team after a three-year absence.三年之后浪子回头,重新加入队伍。 Family: relations in general anti-family aunt auntie baby daddy baby mama family man father fatherhood filial filially kinship kinsman kinswoman kith and kin long-lost relationship relative removed second cousin sib Examples of prodigal sonprodigal son I prefer to think of the parable of the prodigalson. 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 prodigalson 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 prodigalson, 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 prodigalson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is in no way a prodigalson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also a welcome come-back of the shop steward, the prodigalson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that an indication that he desires to play the part of the prodigalson? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there not a problem with this policy in regarding development status as a reward to the prodigalson? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not the return of the prodigalson. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It seems to me that we are, on the whole, emulating the generous attitude of the father in the parable of the prodigalson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been through liquid capital to the prodigalson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have sometimes wished that we could hear the end of the story about the prodigalson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He reminds me of a prodigalson who swears to live within his allowance and never resort to moneylenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cited the parable of the prodigalson, but he seemed to get it on its head. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He would have welcomed him like the father welcomed the prodigalson, with a fatted calf and all the rest of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of prodigal son 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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