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prodigality

/prəˈdɪɡəlti/

Meanings

noun

浪费

the quality or state of being prodigal; extravagant wastefulness.

Examples :

"His prodigality was well known throughout the city."
他的挥霍在整个城市都很有名。
quality finance emotion

Related Words

Illustration well

well adjective

/wɛl/

健康，安好

"My grandmother is well and enjoying her retirement. "

我的奶奶身体很健康，正在享受她的退休生活。

Illustration city

city noun

/sɪtɪ/ /ˈsɪɾi/

城市，都市

"São Paulo is the largest city in South America."

圣保罗是南美洲最大的城市，也就是最大的都市。

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

生物，生命体

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

今天教室里的那个生物很安静。

Illustration his

his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

他的，祂的

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

尊敬的校長宣布，祂的決定是最終決定。

Illustration extravagant

extravagant adjective

/ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/

奢侈，浪费，挥霍。

"The author's extravagant claims about the alien encounter stretched far beyond any credible evidence. "

这位作者对外星人相遇一事的夸张说法，远远超出了任何可信证据的范围。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration throughout

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

自始至终，遍及。

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

老师在整个课堂时间里自始至终透彻地讲解了课程。

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

质量，品质.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

生活质量通常取决于健康、教育和收入。

Illustration prodigal

prodigal noun

/ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/ /ˈpɹɑdɪɡəl/

挥霍者，败家子。

"The prodigal spent all his allowance on video games, leaving nothing for his school supplies. "

这个败家子把所有的零花钱都挥霍在电子游戏上，结果买学习用品的钱都没了。

Illustration state

state noun

/steɪt/

状态, 情况

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

目前项目的状态是，我们落后于计划了。

Illustration known

known verb

/nəʊn/ /noʊn/

知道，了解

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."

他知道有可怕的事情要发生了。