Play the prodigal
挥霍
🧩 词语组成解析
play
[ple]
n. 比赛;游戏;戏剧;赌博;
vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;参加比赛;
vt. 扮演;担任，充当…的角色;演出;装扮;
vi. 玩耍，游戏;[游戏] 参加游戏;赌博;闹着玩;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
prodigal
['prɑdɪɡl]
adj. 浪费的;铺张的;挥霍的;慷慨的;
丰富的，大量的;富于 (of, with);不吝惜的，十分慷慨的;
n. 浪费者，浪子;[动]军曹鱼;
pro+digal→浪费的；挥霍的
🗣️ 情景例句
how do we get them to read more?
我们怎样才能使他们多阅读？
The husband has built a doghouse for his dog.
丈夫为爱犬建造了狗屋。
The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
而老练的职业走私犯却使手提箱里藏着500只金表，却也处之泰然。