prodigal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prod·i·gal1 /ˈprɒdɪɡəl $ ˈprɑː-/ adjective [usually before noun] formal 1. prodigal son/daughter formal someone who leaves their family and home without the approval of their family, but who is sorry later and returns 回头的浪子/悔悟回家的女儿2 WASTE somethingspending money, wasting time etc in a careless way 浪费的，挥霍的；奢侈的 SYN extravagant a prodigal lifestyle 奢侈的生活方式
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prodigal• A prodigal daughter, I had learned in only one day, I was not.• They came back on a parade float of prodigal love and public money, promising entertainment, nostalgia and success.• This is the distinctive method of instruction at Oxford, and it is extremely prodigal of time.• There was the prodigal scene at the door.• The prodigal son had returned to Parkhead.• He is a classic modern tough guy as well as being an Old Testament prodigal son.• The play, very moral in tone throughout, is a reworking of the theme of the return of the prodigal son.prodigal2 noun [countable] literary WASTE somethingsomeone who spends money carelessly and wastes their time – used humorously 浪费〔时间与金钱〕者，挥霍者〔幽默用法〕Examples from the Corpus
prodigal• But once connected, it was a different story one was taken in and cosseted like the biblical prodigal.Origin prodigal1 (1500-1600) Latin prodigus, from prodigere “to drive away, use wastefully”prod·i·gal1 adjectiveprodigal2 nounChineseSyllable
Corpus family home someone and the who their without leaves
prodigal
prod‧i‧gal1 /ˈprɒdɪɡəl $ ˈprɑː-/ 
adjective [usually before noun] formal
2. spending money, wasting time etc in a careless way
SYN extravagant:
a prodigal lifestyle
prodigal2 noun [countable] literary
someone who spends money carelessly and wastes their time – used humorously
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adjective [usually before noun] formal Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: prodigus, from prodigere __to drive away, use wastefully__
1. prodigal son/daughter someone who leaves their family and home without the approval of their family, but who is sorry later and returnsLanguage: Latin
Origin: prodigus, from prodigere __to drive away, use wastefully__
2. spending money, wasting time etc in a careless way
SYN extravagant:
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noun [countable] literarysomeone who spends money carelessly and wastes their time – used humorously
