挥霍浪费 meaning in English
conspicuous consumption
extravagant spending
play ducks and drakes with
spendthrift
waste
Examples
- To such straits was he reduced by his extravagance that he took to begging .
他因为挥霍浪费而弄到这般境地，竟然开始要起饭来。 - She had shopped hard and bought well; but now charges of extravagance crept into the papers .
她费尽心力进行购买，务求物美价廉；可是逐渐有人在报上指责她挥霍浪费。 - His dissipation cost him his fortune
他的挥霍浪费使他损失了全部财产。 - Wasteful people usually end up in debt
挥霍浪费者最后往往负债。 - Wasteful people usually end up in debt
挥霍浪费者最后往往负债