prodigal

浪费的、挥霍的、奢侈的正式

His prodigal spending on luxury cars ruined the family business.

他挥霍无度地买名车，毁了家族的生意。

丰富的、不吝惜的、大方的正式，常接 of 或 with

She was prodigal with her praise for the young musicians.

她对那些年轻音乐家的赞美毫不吝惜。

浪费者、挥霍者正式

Once a prodigal, he now lives simply on a small pension.

他曾是个挥霍者，如今靠著微薄的退休金过著简朴生活。

浪子、离家的儿女典故用法

After ten years abroad, the prodigal finally came home.

在国外待了十年后，这个浪子终于回家了。