wastrel
英 ['weɪstr(ə)l]
美 ['westrəl]
GRE
wastrel 二流子waste,废物，-rel,贬义后缀，词源同doggerel.
- wastrel (n.)
- "spendthrift, idler," 1847, from waste (v.) + pejorative suffix -rel. Earlier "something useless or imperfect" (1790).
- 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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