Apedia

Prodigal 考法 Profligate 1】Adj.挥霍的 Recklessly Spendthrift 例】Prodigal Outlays

正面 prodigal
背面
【考法 1】adj.挥霍的: recklessly spendthrift
【例】prodigal outlays for her clothes 买衣服时挥金如土
【近】extravagant, profligate, squandering, unthrifty, wasteful
【反】frugal, parsimonious, conserving, economical, economizing, penny-pinching, scrimping, skimping, thrifty节省的,吝啬的
【派】prodigality 浪费挥霍
【反】penury, husbandry贫困,节约
【考法 2】n.败家子: someone who spends money freely or foolishly
【例】The million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years.靠彩票中了百万的赢家是个败家子,几年之内就把这笔意外之财全部花完了。
【近】fritterer, high roller, profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, wastrel
【反】economizer, penny-pincher 吝啬的人

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Prodigious 考法 1】adj.巨大的 impressively great size force extent

Previous card: Prod 考法 vt.促使行动 persuade earnest appeals follow action

Up to card list: 新GRE核心词汇考法精析(再要你命3000)