| 词汇 | spendthrift |
| 释义 | spendthrift noun[ C ] uk /ˈspend.θrɪft/ us /ˈspend.θrɪft/ someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it: 挥霍者，花钱无度的人 Max was a spendthrift and a heavy gambler. I'm not a spendthrift, although sometimes if I see something on sale, I'll get three because it's a good deal. Compare spender His spending habits caused many critics to brand him a spendthrift. They were not stingy but they were not spendthrifts. Free access to additional borrowings can prove a disaster for spendthrifts. 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 on your/someone's card put something towards something reimburse run to something self-finance spend spent splurge sponsor tipper spendthrift adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈspend.θrɪft/ us /ˈspend.θrɪft/ spending a lot of money in a way that wastes it: He struggled to support a large family that included his spendthrift father. Her spendthrift ways mean that she has been in debt most of her life. Her father's heavy drinking and spendthrift habits shattered the family. Retailers were suprised by how quickly spendthrift consumers turned frugal. Spendthrift heirs live the high life thanks to their grandfather's fortunes. Wasting boondoggle dissipate dissipation down the drainidiom flabbily misspend piss piss something away prodigal prodigality prodigally profligacy squander throw good money after badidiom throw something away toss toss something away uneconomic unthrifty wasted spendthrift | American Dictionaryspendthrift noun[ C ] disapprovingus/ˈspendˌθrɪft/ a person who wastes money, or spends more than is necessary: I’m not a spendthrift and I really have to think about my purchases. spendthrift | Business Englishspendthrift noun[ C ] uk /ˈspendθrɪft/us someone who spends too much money without thinking about the results: The changes in the law seem to punish districts for good financial management while rewarding spendthrifts. spendthrift adjective uk /ˈspendθrɪft/us in the habit of spending too much money without thinking about the results: These were clear signals to change our spendthrift ways. Company finance directors and spendthrift shoppers alike have reason to hope that energy prices will be more manageable in the coming year. In spite of the housing slowdown, the American consumer remained cheerfully spendthrift. Examples of spendthriftspendthrift Because of this threat, the incumbent spends more but the spendthrift incumbent will fail to garner votes effectively. Be a miser with compound and complex sentences and a spendthrift with simple sentences. The second reason we focus on these three techniques is that they are self-conscious computational spendthrifts. Gamblers and spendthrifts destroyed the patrimony of some families, while thrifty, lucky, or wise managers could substantially expand their estates. Those who did well have been put in the same position as the thriftless and the unworthy, the reckless and the spendthrift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to face one or two disappointments—notably the failure to control current spending by spendthrift local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In his general observations he tended to castigate certain unspecified local authorities as being spendthrift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This would penalise the thrifty man, who had saved during his life as a public servant, as against the spendthrift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One bad year does not drive a farmer off the land any more than one good year makes him a reckless spendthrift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has been called a gambler and a spendthrift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have said perfectly clearly that we will cap spendthrift councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if we do not do that we shall run the inevitable course which attaches to the spendthrift in private life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The spendthrift always says there are only a few thousand pounds here and a few there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know there are people who call us spendthrifts in educational matters, but they only look on one side of the picture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not this the act of a spendthrift? 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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