improvident

英 [ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt]

美 [ɪmˈprɑːvɪdənt]

adj.  不顾将来的; 没有长远打算的; 挥霍的; 不节俭的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 不顾将来的；没有长远打算的；挥霍的；不节俭的
  not thinking about or planning for the future; spending money in a careless way

英英释义

adj

• not provident
• not given careful consideration
  1. ill-considered actions often result in disaster
  2. an ill-judged attempt
  Synonym:ill-consideredill-judgedshortsighted

双语例句

• They have lived improvident lives.
  他们一直过着挥霍浪费的生活。
• Love is so improvident that a parting a year away is no more feared than death, and a month's end seems dim and distant.
  爱是没有远见的，所以对死亡的恐惧远超过一次一年的别离，可一个月的时间却好像又那么的模糊而遥远。
• Gulf petrodollars have been recycled not to improvident governments in Latin America but instead to improvident homebuyers in the uncreditworthy fringes of America.
  海湾地区的石油美元被回收到了那些短视的拉美政府手中而不是到了美国荒凉边境上浪费的买房者手中。
• A childhood that had caused him to turn out feckless and improvident.
  使他变得玩世不恭、挥霍无度的童年时代。
• There will be many negative results: He must bear the consequences of his improvident action will he, nill he.
  会有许多负面的后果：不管他愿意不愿意，他必须对自己挥霍浪费所造成的后果负责。
• I suppose I ought to find some comfort in the thought that I am laying up treasures for future enjoyment, but I am improvident enough to prefer present joy to hoarding riches against a rainy day.
  我想我应该从思想中寻找到一些慰藉，并以此作为我未来幸福的积蓄。但问题是我没有足够的资本来支取当下的快乐，因而也不可能储存对抗凄风苦雨的财富。
• But in reality, across the eurozone, the political will to subsidise improvident borrowers is wearing thin.
  但在现实中，在整个欧元区，补偿挥霍的借款者的政治意愿正日渐淡薄。
• He thought it improvident of me to spend so much on a jacket so early on in the college term.
  他认为我还在学期初便花这么多钱买一件茄克衫是非常奢侈的。
• You will pay for your improvident and undisciplined behavior.
  你会为自己轻率任性的行为付出代价的。