prodigal
US /ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl/
UK /ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl/
形容詞
1.
揮霍的, 浪費的
spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
範例:
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The prodigal son quickly squandered his inheritance.
揮霍無度的兒子很快揮霍掉了他的遺產。
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Her prodigal spending habits led to financial ruin.
她揮霍無度的消費習慣導致了經濟破產。
2.
慷慨的, 豐富的
having or giving something on a lavish scale
範例:
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Nature is prodigal with her gifts.
大自然慷慨地賜予禮物。
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The land was prodigal in its yield of crops.
這片土地的農作物產量豐富。
名詞
浪子, 揮霍者
a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way
範例:
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He returned home a repentant prodigal.
他以一個悔改的浪子身份回到了家。
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The family worried about their son, the notorious prodigal.
家人擔心他們的兒子，那個臭名昭著的浪子。