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单词 spendthrift
释义
spendthrift
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspend.θrɪft/us
/ˈspend.θrɪft/
someone whospendsa lot ofmoneyin a way thatwastesit:
挥霍者，花钱无度的人
Max was a spendthrift and aheavygambler.
I'm not a spendthrift,althoughsometimes if Iseesomething onsale, I'll get three because it's a gooddeal.
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spender
More examples
  • Hisspendinghabitscausedmanycriticstobrandhim a spendthrift.
  • They were notstingybut they were not spendthrifts.
  • Freeaccesstoadditionalborrowings canproveadisasterfor spendthrifts.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying money
  • advance
  • ante up (something)
  • balance
  • burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
  • chargeable
  • co-finance
  • compensate
  • congestion charge
  • cough
  • foot
  • lash
  • pay top dollaridiom
  • payer
  • ransom
  • settle up
  • shortchange
  • sink intosomething
  • spender
  • splash out(something)
  • spring forsomething
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spendthrift
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈspend.θrɪft/us
/ˈspend.θrɪft/
spendinga lot ofmoneyin a way thatwastesit:
Hestruggledtosupportalargefamilythatincludedhis spendthriftfather.
Her spendthriftwaysmeanthat she has been indebtmost of herlife.
More examples
  • Her father'sheavydrinkingand spendthrifthabitsshatteredthefamily.
  • Retailers were suprised by howquicklyspendthriftconsumersturnedfrugal.
  • Spendthriftheirslivethe highlifethankstotheirgrandfather'sfortunes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wasting
  • boondoggle
  • dissipate
  • dissipation
  • down the drainidiom
  • fritter
  • misspend
  • piss
  • pisssomethingaway
  • prodigal
  • prodigality
  • prodigally
  • profligacy
  • squander
  • throw good money after badidiom
  • throwsomethingaway
  • toss
  • tosssomethingaway
  • uneconomic
  • wastage
  • wasted
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(Definition ofspendthriftfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
spendthrift
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspend.θrɪft/us
/ˈspend.θrɪft/
someone whospendsa lot ofmoneyin a way thatwastesit
挥霍者，花钱无度的人

spendthrift| American Dictionary

spendthrift
noun[C]
disapproving
us
/ˈspendˌθrɪft/
apersonwhowastesmoney, orspendsmore than isnecessary:
I’m not a spendthrift and I really have tothinkabout mypurchases.
(Definition ofspendthriftfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

spendthrift| Business English

spendthrift
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspendθrɪft/us
someone whospendstoo muchmoneywithoutthinkingabout theresults:
Thechangesin thelawseemtopunishdistrictsfor goodfinancialmanagementwhilerewardingspendthrifts.
spendthrift
adjective
uk
/ˈspendθrɪft/us
in thehabitofspendingtoo muchmoneywithoutthinkingabout theresults:
These wereclearsignalstochangeourspendthriftways.
Companyfinancedirectorsand spendthriftshoppersalikehavereasontohopethatenergypriceswill be moremanageablein the comingyear.
Inspiteof thehousingslowdown, the Americanconsumerremainedcheerfullyspendthrift.
(Definition ofspendthriftfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspendthrift

spendthrift
Because of this threat, the incumbent spends more but thespendthriftincumbent will fail to garner votes effectively.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Be a miser with compound and complex sentences and aspendthriftwith simple sentences.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The second reason we focus on these three techniques is that they are self-conscious computational spendthrifts.
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Gamblers and spendthrifts destroyed the patrimony of some families, while thrifty, lucky, or wise managers could substantially expand their estates.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Those who did well have been put in the same position as the thriftless and the unworthy, the reckless and thespendthrift.
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We need to face one or two disappointments—notably the failure to control current spending byspendthriftlocal authorities.
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In his general observations he tended to castigate certain unspecified local authorities as beingspendthrift.
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This would penalise the thrifty man, who had saved during his life as a public servant, as against thespendthrift.
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One bad year does not drive a farmer off the land any more than one good year makes him a recklessspendthrift.
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He has been called a gambler and aspendthrift.
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We have said perfectly clearly that we will capspendthriftcouncils.
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But if we do not do that we shall run the inevitable course which attaches to thespendthriftin private life.
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Thespendthriftalways says there are only a few thousand pounds here and a few there.
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I know there are people who call us spendthrifts in educational matters, but they only look on one side of the picture.
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Is not this the act of aspendthrift?
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