profligacy

英 [ˈprɒflɪɡəsi]

美 [ˈprɑːflɪɡəsi]

n.  挥霍; 浪费

BNC.34527 / COCA.33795

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 挥霍；浪费
  Profligacyis the spending of too much money or the using of too much of something.
  1. ...the continuing profligacy of certain states.
     某些州持续存在的肆意挥霍现象

英英释义

noun

• dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
  Synonym:dissipationdissolutionlicentiousnesslooseness
• the trait of spending extravagantly
  Synonym:extravaganceprodigality

双语例句

• A few years ago most economists argued that the spectacle of poor countries bankrolling America's deficits was the perverse and unsustainable consequence of American profligacy.
  在几年前，大多数经济学都认为，穷国资助美国赤字的壮观景象是美国人肆意挥霍所产生的不正常也不可持续的结果。
• Since any subsidy distorts decisions towards greater profligacy, government debt will probably swell, possibly to unsustainable levels.
  由于任何补贴都可能扭曲政府决策，令其更加倾向于挥霍，政府债务可能会膨胀，乃至上升至不可持续的水平。
• Fourth, the greatest risk of sovereign credit crises comes not from profligacy but slow growth and deflation.
  第四，主权信贷危机的最大风险并非来自肆意挥霍，而是来自增长缓慢和通缩。
• But would not the puncturing of the balanced budget myth give the green light to vast government profligacy?
  不过，打破预算平衡的神话会不会为政府大肆挥霍大开绿灯？
• They say Europe needs a lot more fiscal profligacy if it is to bring unemployment down.
  他们表示，如果要降低失业率，欧洲需要更多的财政挥霍。
• That said, US fiscal profligacy will push the dollar risk premium higher over time.
  这就是说，随着时间的推移，美国财政的大幅扩张将推高美元的风险溢价。
• IN GERMAN EYES this crisis is all about profligacy.
  在德国人看来，这场危机全因挥霍而起。
• And we have discussed how to chart the right path to steer clear of the dangers of deflation and inflation, prolonged fiscal profligacy and premature frugality.
  我们讨论了如何探索正确的道路，规避通胀与通缩、长时间财政浪费和过早节俭的风险。
• There was tut-tutting about American profligacy.
  中国对美国的肆意挥霍发出了不满的啧啧声。
• Profligacy is the new prudence.
  挥霍应该是一种新式的审慎。