squanderer

squanderer — 名詞

1. a person who spends money or uses resources in a careless, wasteful way, often q

1.名詞B2
釋義

揮霍者

浪費金錢或資源的人

a person who spends money or uses resources in a careless, wasteful way, often quickly using up everything they have

例句

After inheriting a fortune, Darius proved a hopeless squanderer who lost everything within two years.

Darius 繼承一筆財富後，成了個無可救藥的揮霍者，兩年內就失去了一切。

collocation: hopeless squanderer

Sari's grandmother saved carefully, but her grandfather was a squanderer who gambled away his wages.

Sari 的祖母很節儉地存錢，但她的祖父卻是個揮霍者，把工資都賭光了。

同義詞
  • spendthrift

    similar meaning but emphasises spending money freely and extravagantly rather than wasting it carelessly

  • waster

    more informal and broader—can apply to someone who wastes any resource, including their own potential

  • prodigal

    literary or formal tone; suggests someone who spends in a reckless, self-indulgent way, often with a moral lesson attached

反義詞
  • saver

    someone who keeps money rather than spending it; directly opposite in financial behaviour

  • miser

    someone who hoards money obsessively and avoids spending even when necessary—a negative extreme at the opposite end

文法句型

squanderer + of + [money / resources / time / opportunity]

用法筆記

Usually carries strong disapproval; can describe waste of non-financial resources such as time or talent, though financial waste is the most common use.