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词根:thrift
adj.thrifty 节约的;茂盛的;成功的
thriftless 浪费的,不节约的;无价值的
adv.thriftily 节俭地;繁茂地;兴旺的
n.thrift 节俭;节约;[植] 海石竹
thriftiness 茂盛,节俭
Adverb
1. in a thriftless manner;
"he lives thriftlessly from day to day"
The first known use of thriftless was in the 15th century
thriftyadjective
doing well because of hard work and thrift : prosperous
growing strongly
thrifty cattle
tending to save money
thriftnoun
careful management especially of money
thriftlessadjective
careless in the handling of money or resources
1 The time left free from my duties belongs to me entirely, and I do not spend it thriftlessly in society to which I am indifferent.
2 India, this "most precious diamond of the British crown," is utterly exhausted, like a pile of gold in the hands of an alchemist, who thriftlessly spent it in the hope of finding the philosopher's stone.
3 a thriftless girl who didn't keep track of her finances and overspent constantly
4 He lives thriftlessly from day to day.
他天天过着奢侈挥霍的生活.
1 浪费
extravagant wasteful prodigal profuse free-spending uneconomic dissipated thriftless unthrifty wastefully prodigally uneconomically bellyfat wastry loss waste dissipation wastage extravagance profusion dalliance profligacy wastefulness lavishness prodigality spend lose blow consume fool lavish dissipate putter squander trifle fritter misspend frivol dilapidate play ducks and drakes squander away down the rathole fool away throw around fling away
3 挥霍地