Word 26: SPENDTHRIFT (rhymes with bend lift)
Wasteful, spending extravagantly or foolishly, squandering one’s resources:
“His spendthrift habits will put the company out of business.”
You may use spendthrift either as an adjective meaning wasteful, spendingextravagantly, or as a noun to mean a wasteful person, someone whofoolishly squanders money or resources: “There isn’t a thrifty bone in hisbody. He’s a gambler and a spendthrift to the core.”
The words improvident, prodigal, profligate, and spendthrift all meanwasteful, spending thoughtlessly or squandering one’s resources.
Improvident (im-PRAHV-i-dent) means literally not provident, notproviding for the future; the improvident person does not save money forretirement or for a rainy day.
Prodigal (PRAH-di-gal) is a close synonym of spendthrift and meansspending money in a reckless or extravagant way, usually to support a lavishor luxurious lifestyle. In the Bible, the famous parable about the prodigal sontells of a young man who wasted his inheritance but was forgiven by hisfather.
Profligate (PRAHF-li-git) means extremely prodigal or spendthrift; itrefers specifically to a person who spends money with reckless abandon andlives a life shamelessly devoted to pleasure: a profligate Hollywood moviestar who squandered his fortune in exclusive nightclubs and casinos.
Spendthrift means wasteful, spending extravagantly: “The taxpayers want amore efficient and less spendthrift government.”
第26个词:挥金如土的人(与弯曲升降机押韵)
挥霍的:浪费的，挥霍的或愚蠢的，浪费某人资源的:
他挥霍无度的习惯会使公司破产的。
你可以把spendthrift用作形容词，意思是浪费的，大手大脚地花钱，也可以把它用作名词，表示浪费的人，愚蠢地浪费金钱或资源的人:“他身上没有一根节俭的骨头。他是个彻头彻尾的赌徒和挥金如土的人。”
“improvident”、“prodigal”、“挥霍者”、“spendthrift”这些词都是指浪费、不加思索地花钱或浪费资源。
Improvident (im-PRAHV-i-dent)字面上的意思是没有远见，没有为未来提供;挥霍的人不存钱以备退休或不时之需。
Prodigal (PRAH-di-gal)是spendthrift的近义词，指不计后果或奢侈地花钱，通常是为了维持一种奢侈的生活方式。在《圣经》中，关于浪子的著名寓言讲述了一个年轻人浪费了他的遗产，但得到了父亲的原谅。
挥霍(PRAHF-li-git)意思是极度挥霍或挥霍;它特指挥霍无度，生活无耻地沉迷于享乐的人:一个挥霍无度的好莱坞电影明星，他把自己的财富浪费在高级夜总会和赌场里。
Spendthrift意为浪费，挥霍无度:“纳税人想要一个更有效率、更节俭的政府。”
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