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improvident

/ɪmˈpɹɒvɪdənt/

Meanings
adjective

不顾将来的，浪费的

Failing to provide for the future; reckless

Examples :

"Spending all her paycheck on clothes and not saving anything was an improvident decision that she later regretted when the car broke down. "
把所有工资都花在衣服上，一点儿都不存，这种不顾将来的决定让她后来车坏了的时候后悔不已。
character attitude business economy finance moral

Related Words

Illustration failing

failing verb

/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

失败，不及格

"Throughout my life, I have always failed."

我这一辈子，总是以失败告终。

Illustration reckless

reckless adjective

/ˈɹɛkləs/

鲁莽，冒失

"Reckless driving caused the accident. "

鲁莽驾驶导致了这起事故。

Illustration clothes

clothes noun

/kləʊ(ð)z/ /kloʊ(ð)z/ /kləʊðz/ /kloʊðz/

衣服，服装

"My sister bought new clothes for her school dance. "

我妹妹为学校的舞会买了新衣裳。

Illustration lottery

lottery noun

/ˈlɒtəɹi/ /ˈlɑtɚi/

彩票，摸彩

"My friend bought a lottery ticket for the chance to win a new car. "

我朋友买了一张彩票，希望能有机会赢得一辆新车。

Illustration anything

anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

重要人物，要人，重要的事情，要事

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

我女儿在学校取得的成功，绝对是让我最骄傲的要事。

Illustration tickets

tickets noun

/ˈtɪkɪts/

票，入场券。

""I bought two tickets to the movie so my friend and I can go on Saturday." "

我买了兩张电影票，这样我和我的朋友星期六就可以一起去看了。

Illustration regretted

regretted verb

/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/

后悔，遗憾.

"He regretted his words."

他后悔说了那些话。

Illustration incautious

incautious adjective

/ɪnˈkɑʃəs/

粗心，鲁莽，不谨慎.

"The student's incautious handling of the chemistry equipment resulted in a minor explosion. "

这个学生粗心大意地操作化学仪器，结果导致了一次小小的爆炸。

Illustration spending

spending noun

/ˈspɛndɪŋ/

花费，支出

"The government's spending on education increased this year. "

今年政府在教育上的花费增加了。

Illustration provide

provide verb

/pɹəˈvaɪd/

供养, 养家糊口

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资养家糊口很难。

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

决定，决策

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

经过仔细考虑后，这个学生做出了关于去哪所大学的决定。

Illustration paycheck

paycheck noun

/ˈpeɪtʃɛk/

工资，薪水

"He was delighted after getting his first paycheck, but subsequently blew it all on the horses"

拿到第一份工资后他非常高兴，但之后很快就把所有的钱都挥霍在赛马上了。