spendthrifts
英 [ˈspɛndθrɪfts]
美 [ˈspɛndˌθrɪfts]
n. 花钱无度的人; 挥霍者
spendthrift的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 挥霍者;浪费金钱的人
If you call someone a spendthrift, you mean that they spend too much money.- Spendthrift is also an adjective.
- ...his father's spendthrift ways.
他父亲挥金如土
- Spendthrift is also an adjective.
双语例句
- Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.
和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。 - Kids with credit cards aren't the reckless spendthrifts they've been portrayed to be, the study shows.
该研究称，拥有信用卡的孩子并非一直以来被大家描绘成的挥霍者。 - The state is tempted to step in, not only because of the harm that smokers, lushes, spendthrifts and gluttons may do to others, but because of the harm they are doing to themselves.
国家想插手干预，不仅是因为吸烟者、酗酒者、挥霍放荡者和暴饮暴食者可能给他人带来危害，还因为他们正伤害自身。 - Wealthy children can end up in rehab or as spendthrifts completely unable to handle the money, and it's no reflection on the parents, says Ms Whitcomb.
富有的子女可能会进少管所，也可能肆意挥霍，完全不会管理金钱，这不是父母的错。 - Researches have shown that the tightwads easily experience the pain of paying, the spendthrifts are very easy to forget the pain, the middle have a special preference for savings.
有研究表明，吝啬者很容易体验到支付的疼痛，而挥霍者很容易忘记这种疼痛，中间的节约者则对储蓄有特殊的偏好。