prodigal
英 ['prɒdɪg(ə)l]
美['prɑdɪɡl]
- adj. 挥霍的；十分慷慨的
- n. 浪子；挥霍者
实用场景例句
- A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.
- 浪子回头金不换.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
- 老子守财奴,儿子败家子.
《简明英汉词典》
- Nature is prodigal of her gifts.
- 大自然不吝惜其恩赐.
《简明英汉词典》
- How careless they had been of food then, what prodigal waste!
- 那时他们对于食物是多么不在乎, 多么奢侈浪费啊!
飘（部分）
- Even now the vintners are prowling the prodigal vines.
- 看,酒商们正在蓊蓊郁郁的葡萄藤下钻来钻去呢.
名作英译部分
- You must be prodigal of your offers of power and blankets.
- 不论火药也好,毛毯也好,你一定要毫无吝惜地答应付给.
辞典例句
- He has been prodigal of the money left by his parents.
- 他已挥霍掉他父母留下的钱.
辞典例句
- The genius in his works, in his deeds, is necessarily a prodigal.
- 创作里的天才, 行为上定是个挥霍者.
辞典例句
- Nature is prodigal in variety, but niggard in innovation.
- 自然界虽富于变化却吝于革新.
辞典例句
- The prodigal handouts should continue.
- 这些慷慨的施舍必须继续下去.
辞典例句
- He is prodigal of praise.
- 他不吝于赞美.
辞典例句
- May is prodigal with flowers.
- 五月里百花盛开.
辞典例句
- It had the disadvantage of consuming their mutual affections at a fearfully prodigal rate.
- 这种情形也有坏处,因为这就是他们以令人可怕的浪费速度,把他们相互的爱消耗.
辞典例句
- But now her horizon was enlarged by the vision of a prodigal philanthropy.
- 现在她却能用慷慨大度的慈善家的目光来眺望自己广阔的前程.
辞典例句
- The prodigal son claimed his birthright early and left home.
- 那个浪子提前把他的遗产要走了,然后离开了家.
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