spendthrift
英 ['spen(d)θr?ft]
美
- adj. 揮霍無度的；浪費的
- n. 揮霍無度的人；浪費的人
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?spendthrifts;
中文詞源
spendthrift 揮霍者
spend,花錢，花銷，thrift,節(jié)省，儲蓄。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.
雙語例句
- 1. I had always been a kind of spendthrift.
- 我這人向來都有點兒揮金如土.
來自辭典例句
- 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.
- 他既然是一個善于經(jīng)理錢財?shù)娜? 就應當阻止這種浪費的行徑.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Nobody corrects a spendthrift for consuming his substance in taverns.
- 沒有人會糾正一個在酒店中揮霍他的財產(chǎn)的人.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. How long will emerging economies continue to finance America's spendthrift habits?
- 新興經(jīng)濟體還會為美國的揮霍無度埋單多久?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)