英语单词

wastrel是什么意思

wastrel

英 ['weɪstr(ə)l] 美 ['westrəl]
  • n. 废品;浪费者

中文词源


wastrel 二流子

waste,废物,-rel,贬义后缀,词源同doggerel.

英文词源


wastrel (n.)
"spendthrift, idler," 1847, from waste (v.) + pejorative suffix -rel. Earlier "something useless or imperfect" (1790).

双语例句


1. Her father wouldn't let her marry a wastrel.
她的父亲不会让她嫁给一个败家子。

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2. His neighbour denounce him as a wastrel who had dissipated his inheritance.
他的邻居谴责他是个败家子,把遗产都挥霍光了.

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3. He is a notorious wastrel in our company.
他在我们单位是个有名的饭囊,啥活儿都干不好.

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4. Eat a hold of, a wastrel!
吃饱了撑的, 败家子一个!

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