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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。
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I prefer to think of the parable of the prodigalson.
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We have heard of the prodigalson and the herd of swine.
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It is worthy of the prodigalson, to boast that one is spending four times more rapidly than one's income is providing.
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I could not help thinking that he must have been descended from one of the jealous brothers of the prodigalson.
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He is in no way a prodigalson.
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There is also a welcome come-back of the shop steward, the prodigalson.
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Is that an indication that he desires to play the part of the prodigalson?
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Is there not a problem with this policy in regarding development status as a reward to the prodigalson?
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This is not the return of the prodigalson.
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It seems to me that we are, on the whole, emulating the generous attitude of the father in the parable of the prodigalson.
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We have been through liquid capital to the prodigalson.
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I have sometimes wished that we could hear the end of the story about the prodigalson.
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He reminds me of a prodigalson who swears to live within his allowance and never resort to moneylenders.
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He cited the parable of the prodigalson, but he seemed to get it on its head.
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He would have welcomed him like the father welcomed the prodigalson, with a fatted calf and all the rest of it.
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