mindmap root((挥霍)) spendthrift stresses lack of prudence in spending and usually implies imbalance between income and outgo: known in college as a real ~. prodigal suggests such lavish expenditure as can deplete the most abundant resources: a ~ who squandered his parents' hard-earned money. profligate may imply the habits of a spendthrift but stresses dissipation of resources and powers and suggests debauchery and dissoluteness more than waste: a aging rock star forced to abandon his life as a ~. waster may come close to spendthrift but carries a stronger implication of worthlessness and often suggests an idle ne'er-do-well: scorned by all as an idle ~. wastrel stresses disreputable worthlessness and typically applies to one who has profligate and dissolute habits: worked hard to earn a reputation as a bounder and ~. (bounder不道德的人a dishonorable man, 如he is nothing but a fortune-seeking bounder他不过是个不讲道德的投机者)