prodigality

音標發(fā)音

If time being of things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.
如果時間是最寶貴的東西那么浪費時間就是最大的浪費。
The artist purposefully exaggerates the student’s body to emphasize his prodigality, while dwarfing his parents to indicate their hardship.
作畫者故意夸張了學(xué)生的身體大小從而強調(diào)了他的鋪張生活，同時縮小了他父母的身體大小來體現(xiàn)他們的辛苦。
So that we may say that Paris's great prodigality, its wonderful festival, its Beaujon folly, its orgy, its stream of gold from full hands, its pomp, its luxury, its magnificence, is its sewer system.
因此我們可以這樣說，巴黎最大的揮霍，它奇妙的節(jié)日，波戎區(qū)的狂歡，它的盛宴，它的揮金如土，它的豪華，它的奢侈，它的華麗，就是它的陰渠。

He preached austerity, yet practised prodigality, doling out favours and privileges with flair and precision.
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