profligate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈprɒf.lɪ.ɡət]
- 美式音标 [ˈprɑː.flɪ.ɡət]
- 国际音标 ['prɔfliɡət, -ɡeit]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.放蕩的;不檢點的;浪費的
- n.放蕩者;享樂者
词根记忆
- pro(曏前) + flig(拉) + ate→使曏前拉了許多→揮霍的
- pro(很多) + fli(看作flow,流) + gate(門)→花錢如流水→揮霍浪費的
英汉例句
- Their profligate lifestyle resulted in bankruptcy.
他們揮霍的生活方式導致的破産. - This young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water.
這個青年完全有可能成爲十足的浪子. - He is a careless profligate.
他是個粗枝大葉的浪蕩子. - Their profligate lifestyle resulted in bankruptcy.
他們揮霍的生活方式導致的破産. - This young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water.
這個青年完全有可能成爲十足的浪子.
词组短语
- Profligate sloth 揮霍無度的嬾漢
- a profligate 敗家子
- Profligate spendig 享樂者的花費
- Profligate flig 攪拌
- profligate roue 享樂者
短語
英英字典
- spending money in a way that wastes it and is not wise
- Someone who is profligate spends too much money or uses too much of something.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 放蕩者