spendthrift
UK/'spendθrift/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A person who spends money wastefully or extravagantly.
挥霍无度的人，败家子
adj.
Wasteful or extravagant with money.
挥霍的，浪费的
Root Breakdown
spendthriftother
=spendthrift
Common Collocations
- 1.notorious spendthrift臭名昭著的败家子
- 2.hopeless spendthrift无可救药的挥霍者
- 3.[spendthrift habits]挥霍无度的习惯
- 4.spendthrift heir挥霍遗产的继承人
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was a notorious spendthrift who burned through his inheritance in just two years.
- 2.
Her parents worried she would turn into a spendthrift after winning the lottery.
- 3.
The company went bankrupt largely because its founder was a spendthrift with no financial discipline.