spendthrift
英 ['spen(d)θr?ft]
美
- adj. 揮霍無(wú)度的；浪費(fèi)的
- n. 揮霍無(wú)度的人；浪費(fèi)的人
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?spendthrifts;
中文詞源
spendthrift 揮霍者
spend,花錢，花銷，thrift,節(jié)省，儲(chǔ)蓄。引申詞義揮霍者，大手大腳花錢的人。
英文詞源
- spendthrift (n.)
- c. 1600, from spend (v.) + thrift (n.) in sense of "savings, profits, wealth." Replaced earlier scattergood (1570s) and spend-all (1550s). From c. 1600 as an adjective.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I had always been a kind of spendthrift.
- 我這人向來(lái)都有點(diǎn)兒揮金如土.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. He disowned his spendthrift son.
- 他與揮金如土的兒子脫離父子關(guān)系.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. As a good manager, he would put a stop to such spendthrift courses.
- 他既然是一個(gè)善于經(jīng)理錢財(cái)?shù)娜? 就應(yīng)當(dāng)阻止這種浪費(fèi)的行徑.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Nobody corrects a spendthrift for consuming his substance in taverns.
- 沒(méi)有人會(huì)糾正一個(gè)在酒店中揮霍他的財(cái)產(chǎn)的人.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. How long will emerging economies continue to finance America's spendthrift habits?
- 新興經(jīng)濟(jì)體還會(huì)為美國(guó)的揮霍無(wú)度埋單多久?
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