Prodigal
[ 'prɑdɪɡl ]
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adj. 浪费的;铺张的;挥霍的;慷慨的;
丰富的，大量的;富于 (of, with);不吝惜的，十分慷慨的;
n. 浪费者，浪子;[动]军曹鱼;
💡 词根助记
pro+digal→浪费的；挥霍的
📝 例句
He has a mind prodigal of ideas.
他足智多谋。
He has been prodigal of the money left by his parents.
他已挥霍掉他父母留下的钱。
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。
May is prodigal with flowers.
五月里百花盛开。
A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.
浪子回头金不换。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ prodigious-巨大的,prodiga-挥霍的:花费是巨大的→挥霍的
※ prodigal-浪费的,prodigy-神童:爱浪费的人还能发家致富简直是神童
※ pro-前缀“前”,dig-挖,al-all所有:挖出家里的所有钱花掉→挥霍的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
prodigal
adj
1 (fml derog 文, 贬) spending money or resources too freely; extravagant 浪费的; 铺张的; 挥霍的
a prodigal administration 铺张浪 费的行政机关
prodigal housekeeping 大手大脚的持家之道.
2 ~ (of sth) (fml 文) generous or lavish (with sth) 慷慨的; 不吝惜的
Nature is prodigal of her gifts. 大自然不吝惜其恩赐.
3 (idm 习语) the prodigal (son) person who leaves his home or community to lead a life of pleasure or extravagance, but who later regrets this and returns home 回头的浪子
the return of the prodigal son 浪子的回头
So, the prodigal has returned! 这麽说, 浪子回头了!
🔁 扩展释义
*['prɒdigl]n. 浪费者a. 浪费的, 挥霍的, 丰富的【法】 浪费者, 浪子相关词组: play the prodigal be prodigal of praise
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Three. Besides Chinese, my mother tongue, I can also speak English and French.
三种，除了我的母语中文外，我还会讲英语和法语。
Just shoot me!
让我死了吧！
I'm not sure. I ought to do some studying, as I've got masses of work to do, but I think I'll be too tired. Maybe I'll just watch the news on television and go to bed early.
还不清楚。我有大量的作业要做，按理我应该学习，但是我想这样一来我会很累的。我可能会看看电视新闻，然后早点上床睡觉。