prodigal

A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.

浪子回头金不换.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

A miserly father makes a prodigal son.

老子守财奴,儿子败家子.

《简明英汉词典》

Nature is prodigal of her gifts.

大自然不吝惜其恩赐.

《简明英汉词典》

How careless they had been of food then, what prodigal waste!

那时他们对于食物是多么不在乎, 多么奢侈浪费啊!

飘（部分）

Even now the vintners are prowling the prodigal vines.

看,酒商们正在蓊蓊郁郁的葡萄藤下钻来钻去呢.

名作英译部分

You must be prodigal of your offers of power and blankets.

不论火药也好,毛毯也好,你一定要毫无吝惜地答应付给.

辞典例句

He has been prodigal of the money left by his parents.

他已挥霍掉他父母留下的钱.

辞典例句

The genius in his works, in his deeds, is necessarily a prodigal.

创作里的天才, 行为上定是个挥霍者.

辞典例句

Nature is prodigal in variety, but niggard in innovation.

自然界虽富于变化却吝于革新.

辞典例句

The prodigal handouts should continue.

这些慷慨的施舍必须继续下去.

辞典例句

He is prodigal of praise.

他不吝于赞美.

辞典例句

May is prodigal with flowers.

五月里百花盛开.

辞典例句

It had the disadvantage of consuming their mutual affections at a fearfully prodigal rate.

这种情形也有坏处,因为这就是他们以令人可怕的浪费速度,把他们相互的爱消耗.

辞典例句

But now her horizon was enlarged by the vision of a prodigal philanthropy.

现在她却能用慷慨大度的慈善家的目光来眺望自己广阔的前程.

辞典例句

The prodigal son claimed his birthright early and left home.

那个浪子提前把他的遗产要走了,然后离开了家.

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