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spendthrift

英 ['spen(d)θrɪft] 美
  • adj. 挥霍无度的;浪费的
  • n. 挥霍无度的人;浪费的人

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复数: spendthrifts;

中文词源


spendthrift 挥霍者

spend,花钱,花销,thrift,节省,储蓄。引申词义挥霍者,大手大脚花钱的人。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. I had always been a kind of spendthrift.
我这人向来都有点儿挥金如土.

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2. He disowned his spendthrift son.
他与挥金如土的儿子脱离父子关系.

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3. As a good manager, he would put a stop to such spendthrift courses.
他既然是一个善于经理钱财的人, 就应当阻止这种浪费的行径.

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4. Nobody corrects a spendthrift for consuming his substance in taverns.
没有人会纠正一个在酒店中挥霍他的财产的人.

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5. How long will emerging economies continue to finance America's spendthrift habits?
新兴经济体还会为美国的挥霍无度埋单多久?

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