profligate
美 [?prɑfl?ɡ?t]
英 [?pr?fl?ɡ?t] 
- adj.揮霍的;浪費(fèi)的
- n.放蕩的人;恣意揮霍的人
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)揮金如土的;揮霍者;浪子
詞形變化
復(fù)數(shù):profligates 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 揮霍的;浪費(fèi)的using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way |
| profligate spending 恣意揮霍的開(kāi)支 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
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,避免美英等國(guó)那種大肆消費(fèi)習(xí)慣,并未使日本、德國(guó)和中國(guó)免受信貸蕭條的沖擊。
Even where troubled euro-zone countries had not been profligate, they have been running unsustainable current-account deficits.
即使在歐元區(qū)的那些沒(méi)有過(guò)度透支的問(wèn)題國(guó)家里,他們也存在著不可持續(xù)的經(jīng)常賬戶赤字。
Meanwhile, in the other group there was little inclination either to profligate spending or to good works.
與此同時(shí),在另外一個(gè)小組中卻很少發(fā)現(xiàn)有肆意揮霍或致力于善行的傾向。
The profligate glory days of limitless water everywhere seem to be over.
那些大肆揮霍水的日子將一去不返。
Mr. Jackson appears to have been guilty of profligate spending and reckless indifference to his financial affairs.
杰克遜似乎揮霍成性,同時(shí)對(duì)自己的財(cái)務(wù)也漠不關(guān)心。
The Germans want a different sort of centralisation, built on rules to punish the profligate.
德國(guó)人需要的是一種不同的集權(quán)制,它建立在懲罰揮霍的基礎(chǔ)上。
It must have, but reining in such a profligate program that subsidizes idleness is an idea that makes sense.
一定會(huì)的,但是控制這樣一個(gè)為失業(yè)補(bǔ)貼的浪費(fèi)項(xiàng)目是有意義的。
Voters in the donor country would be outraged if the rewards of their thrift were used to rescue the profligate.
出資國(guó)選民若得知其節(jié)儉成果被用于援救那些奢侈浪費(fèi)者,必將憤怒不已。
Such promises, though necessary to convince the prudent to rely on the fund, will however tempt some countries to run profligate policies.
這種保證雖然對(duì)于勸說(shuō)謹(jǐn)慎者依賴IMF尤其必要,但卻會(huì)誘使一些國(guó)家恣意揮霍。
German public opinion is firmly set against dipping into the public purse to help the profligate Greeks.
德國(guó)輿論堅(jiān)決反對(duì)使用其國(guó)庫(kù)的錢來(lái)幫助揮霍的希臘人。
She recognises the deep hostility of her voters to big fiscal transfers to weaker, more profligate euro-zone countries.
她意識(shí)到她的選民對(duì)將巨大的資金轉(zhuǎn)移到更弱的、更揮霍的歐元區(qū)國(guó)家有著深深的敵意。
All of the Western religions begin with the notion of Eden, and descend through a kind of profligate present, to a very ugly future.
西方所有的宗教都是始于伊甸園這個(gè)概念,然后走過(guò)放蕩的現(xiàn)今,直向一個(gè)極其丑惡的未來(lái)。
But it also reflects a new-found determination by the bloc to get its hands dirty fixing the fiscal problems of its profligate members.
但這一舉動(dòng)也反映出歐元區(qū)一種新的決心:不惜給自己惹上麻煩,也要解決成員國(guó)因花銷無(wú)度而產(chǎn)生的財(cái)政問(wèn)題。
Much of the money that fueled the speculative boom came from profligate Spanish banks.
在助推投機(jī)性繁榮的資金當(dāng)中,有許多來(lái)自肆意揮霍的西班牙銀行。
He is also rumoured to have struggled with significant financial difficulties caused by his profligate spending.
他也有傳言說(shuō),大量的財(cái)政困境所造成的種種困難他揮霍無(wú)度。
Granted, Merkel has been hamstrung by voters who are in no mood to see their taxes diverted to profligate neighbors.
當(dāng)然,默克爾的決定被德國(guó)選民影響,德國(guó)選民不想看到自己交的稅被用在一貫奢侈浪費(fèi)的鄰國(guó)身上。
That, too, is a chance for the new government to show that it is not as profligate as its opponents have claimed.
但這對(duì)新政府也是一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì),可以表明他們并不是如其對(duì)手所譴責(zé)的那樣恣意揮霍。
Profligate deficit countries may have created these viruses. They are not the most vulnerable to it.
創(chuàng)造出這些病毒的或許是揮霍無(wú)度的赤字國(guó),但它們卻并非最容易受到沖擊的。
The point of this profligate eye candy?
這些點(diǎn)子都是些揮霍眼球的糖果嗎?
All fell back to make way for the sufferers; and all, even the very rudest and most profligate , were struck with shame and silence.
群眾立即后退,給這兩個(gè)受苦人讓路;連最粗野,最浪蕩的人也感到難為情,靜了下來(lái)。
Where Labour presided over a profligate boom and bust, the risk now is of economic stagnation.
勞工黨統(tǒng)治時(shí)是大肆揮霍的繁榮與蕭條,現(xiàn)在面臨的危險(xiǎn)是經(jīng)濟(jì)停滯。
Historian Niall Ferguson has made the case that high debt and profligate spending will cause the downfall of a once mighty empire.
歷史學(xué)家尼爾·弗格森(NiallFerguson)提出證據(jù)證明,債務(wù)高企和揮霍無(wú)度的開(kāi)支將導(dǎo)致強(qiáng)大帝國(guó)的滅亡。
But it needs to concentrate on institutional ways of disciplining profligate governments, rather than starving the rescue package of funds.
但它需要專注于從制度上規(guī)定一些方法來(lái)懲戒不檢點(diǎn)的政府,而不是要讓救援計(jì)劃因缺乏資金而餓死。
Democrats are so wary of sounding profligate that they seldom mention their chief strategy for reducing unemployment while campaigning.
民主黨對(duì)揮霍的名聲非常謹(jǐn)慎,他們在競(jìng)選時(shí)很少提及減少失業(yè)的主要策略。
Greater disclosure will allow investors to differentiate between those municipalities which run a tight ship and those that are profligate.
加大信息披露力度,將使投資者可以區(qū)分哪些地方政府量入為出、哪些肆意揮霍。
And reducing the borrowing costs of the profligate could increase them for the virtuous and reduce the incentive for reform.
為那些肆意揮霍的人降低借款成本只會(huì)讓他們變得變本加厲,降低改革的動(dòng)力。
"So these changes are only a minor portent of what is likely to come, especially if we continue on our carbon-profligate pathway. "
“因此,這些變化只是未來(lái)可能發(fā)生情況的微小征兆,尤其是如果我們繼續(xù)肆意排放二氧化碳?!?/jz>
They shall say to the elders, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a drunkard. "
對(duì)長(zhǎng)老說(shuō),我們這兒子頑梗悖逆,不聽(tīng)從我們的話,是貪食好酒的人。
This will hurt Greece's creditors, but those entities assumed the risk when they loaned to a country long known for its profligate ways.
這樣會(huì)對(duì)希臘的債權(quán)人造成損害,但是這些放款實(shí)體在把錢借給這個(gè)長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)以恣意揮霍聞名的國(guó)家時(shí)已經(jīng)計(jì)算過(guò)這種風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
For that, some blame must lie with the profligate government.
對(duì)此,大把花錢的政府也須承擔(dān)一些責(zé)任。
Germany, which relies heavily on exports, has lectured Washington about its economic policies, which Berlin sees as profligate and damaging.
德國(guó)嚴(yán)重依賴出口,它對(duì)華盛頓的經(jīng)濟(jì)政策加以訓(xùn)斥,認(rèn)為這些政策浪費(fèi)、有害。
In Germany, the euro crisis has made it permissible to denounce profligate and corrupt southern Europeans.
在德國(guó),歐元危機(jī)使得譴責(zé)南歐國(guó)家揮霍無(wú)度和腐敗不堪的行為得到縱容。
But, this can be seen as a symptom of new urban wealth being put to speculative use, rather than the profligate use of leverage.
不過(guò),這種現(xiàn)象可以被看作新增城市財(cái)富被用于投機(jī)的一種征兆,而不是對(duì)杠桿的濫用。
That, in turn, prolonged global imbalances by making it easier for profligate countries to finance their current-account deficits.
接下來(lái)使得愛(ài)揮霍的國(guó)家更容易為本國(guó)經(jīng)常項(xiàng)目赤字融資,從而拖延全球不平衡。
Influential American thinktanks are asking why should we reward profligate reproductive behaviour?
具有影響力的美國(guó)智囊團(tuán)提出問(wèn)題:我們為什么應(yīng)該獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)毫無(wú)節(jié)制的生育行為?
it could provide collective insurance for the prudent and conditional assistance for the profligate.
為謹(jǐn)慎者提供共同保險(xiǎn),為魯莽者提供有條件的救助。
neither profligate nor sparing of her time.
她的時(shí)間既不浪費(fèi)也不節(jié)制。
Now Greece is the profligate spender and shaky debtor of Europe, threatening to drag the financial system into another global crisis.
而今希臘成了歐洲肆意揮霍的敗家子和信譽(yù)堪憂的舉債人,簡(jiǎn)直能將整個(gè)金融系統(tǒng)拖入另一場(chǎng)全球危機(jī)。
True, not every French farmer welcomes Euro-regulation. Many Germans resent bailing out profligate EU partners.
是的,不是每一個(gè)法國(guó)的農(nóng)民都能接受歐洲規(guī)則,很多德國(guó)人對(duì)于伸手援救那些大手大腳的歐盟伙伴感到不滿。
If we do not stop this profligate spending soon, we risk hyperinflation and seeing a 95% devaluation every year.
如果我們不迅速停止這場(chǎng)揮霍無(wú)度的政府開(kāi)支,我們就是在冒著惡性通貨膨脹的危險(xiǎn)并將見(jiàn)到每年貶值95%價(jià)值的美元。