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prodigally
adverb
formaluk /ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl.i/ us /ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl.i/
in a way is very generous with money, time, energy, etc., especially when this is unwise: 非常浪费地，奢侈地
How much money have I prodigally spent in vain amusements?我在无聊的娱乐上浪费了多少钱？
in a way that is great in amount or degree: 大量地;丰富地
It is a handsomely produced and prodigally illustrated book.这是一本制作精良、插图丰富的书。
The artist is prodigally inventive.艺术家具有丰富的创造力。
They think if they spend prodigally enough it will solve the problem.
He has prodigally squandered his energies.
Their foundation is prodigally generous in its efforts to help victims of war, famine, and other disasters.
Heaney was one of the most prodigally gifted English language poets.
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boondoggle
dissipate
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down the drainidiom
flabbily
piss
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prodigality
profligacy
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spendthrift
throw good money after badidiom
throw something away
toss
toss something away
uneconomic
unthrifty
wastage
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