profligate

美 [ˈprɑflɪɡət]
英 [ˈprɒflɪɡət]
  • adj.挥霍的；浪费的
  • n.放荡的人；恣意挥霍的人
  • 网络挥金如土的；挥霍者；浪子
复数：profligates  

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profligate
adj.
1.
挥霍的；浪费的using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way
profligate spending
恣意挥霍的开支

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全部全部,挥霍的挥霍的,浪费的浪费的,放荡的人放荡的人,恣意挥霍的人恣意挥霍的人,挥金如土的挥金如土的,挥霍者挥霍者,浪子浪子
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1.
But avoiding the sort of profligate spending of the US and UK has not saved Japan, Germany and China from credit bust fallout.
但是，避免美英等国那种大肆消费习惯，并未使日本、德国和中国免受信贷萧条的冲击。
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2.
Even where troubled euro-zone countries had not been profligate, they have been running unsustainable current-account deficits.
即使在欧元区的那些没有过度透支的问题国家里，他们也存在着不可持续的经常账户赤字。
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3.
Meanwhile, in the other group there was little inclination either to profligate spending or to good works.
与此同时，在另外一个小组中却很少发现有肆意挥霍或致力于善行的倾向。
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4.
The profligate glory days of limitless water everywhere seem to be over.
那些大肆挥霍水的日子将一去不返。
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5.
Mr. Jackson appears to have been guilty of profligate spending and reckless indifference to his financial affairs.
杰克逊似乎挥霍成性，同时对自己的财务也漠不关心。
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6.
The Germans want a different sort of centralisation, built on rules to punish the profligate.
德国人需要的是一种不同的集权制，它建立在惩罚挥霍的基础上。
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7.
It must have, but reining in such a profligate program that subsidizes idleness is an idea that makes sense.
一定会的，但是控制这样一个为失业补贴的浪费项目是有意义的。
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8.
Voters in the donor country would be outraged if the rewards of their thrift were used to rescue the profligate.
出资国选民若得知其节俭成果被用于援救那些奢侈浪费者，必将愤怒不已。
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9.
Such promises, though necessary to convince the prudent to rely on the fund, will however tempt some countries to run profligate policies.
这种保证虽然对于劝说谨慎者依赖IMF尤其必要，但却会诱使一些国家恣意挥霍。
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10.
German public opinion is firmly set against dipping into the public purse to help the profligate Greeks.
德国舆论坚决反对使用其国库的钱来帮助挥霍的希腊人。
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