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profligate

英 [ˈprɒflɪɡət]

美 [ˈprɑːflɪɡət]

adj.  挥霍的; 浪费的

复数:profligates 

GRE

BNC.22405 / COCA.24410

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 挥霍的;浪费的
      using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way
      1. profligate spending
        恣意挥霍的开支

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 挥霍的;浪费的
      Someone who isprofligatespends too much money or uses too much of something.
      1. ...the most profligate consumer of energy in the world.
        世界上能源挥霍最严重的国家

    英英释义

    noun

    adj

    双语例句

    • And Qaddafi's profligate weapons purchases have left Libya with mountains of unsecured armaments.
      卡扎菲购买的大量武器装备保管不善,给利比亚留下了许多毫无戒备的武器库。
    • This young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water.
      这个青年完全有可能成为十足的浪子。
    • Yet they have something in common: both involve the profligate deployment of resources.
      然而这些行为却有着一些共同之处:它们都牵涉了大肆的资源挥霍。
    • Similarly Americans have been profligate in the handling of mineral resources.
      同样的,美国在处理矿产资源方面亦多浪费。
    • The striking feature, indeed, is that the worst-hit economies are not those of profligate, high-spending countries, such as the UK and US, but of prudent, high-saving countries, such as Germany and Japan.
      实际上,其中最引人注目的特征是,受冲击最严重的不是肆意挥霍的高支出国家,例如英国和美国,而是一些谨慎的高储蓄国家,例如德国和日本。
    • Meanwhile, in the other group there was little inclination either to profligate spending or to good works.
      与此同时,在另外一个小组中却很少发现有肆意挥霍或致力于善行的倾向。
    • Why do you bring your profligate companions here?
      为什么你要把你那些酒肉朋友带到这里来呢?
    • Profligate deficit countries may have created these viruses. They are not the most vulnerable to it.
      创造出这些病毒的或许是挥霍无度的赤字国,但它们却并非最容易受到冲击的。
    • The profligate use of our data has become a big concern for many Americans.
      对我们的数据的恣意使用,已经成了许多美国人担心的大问题。
    • She is well-known for her profligate spending habits.
      她因极其浪费的花钱习惯而出名。