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单词 prodigal son
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prodigal son
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl ˈsʌn/us
/ˌprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl ˈsʌn/
a man orboywho haslefthisfamilyinorderto do something that thefamilydisapproveof and has nowreturnedhomefeelingsorryfor what he has done:
回头的浪子
figurativeTheprodigalsonhasreturnedto theteamafter a three-yearabsence.三年之后浪子回头，重新加入队伍。
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(Definition ofprodigal sonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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I prefer to think of the parable of theprodigalson.
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We have heard of theprodigalsonand the herd of swine.
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It is worthy of theprodigalson, to boast that one is spending four times more rapidly than one's income is providing.
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I could not help thinking that he must have been descended from one of the jealous brothers of theprodigalson.
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He is in no way aprodigalson.
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There is also a welcome come-back of the shop steward, theprodigalson.
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Is that an indication that he desires to play the part of theprodigalson?
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Is there not a problem with this policy in regarding development status as a reward to theprodigalson?
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This is not the return of theprodigalson.
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It seems to me that we are, on the whole, emulating the generous attitude of the father in the parable of theprodigalson.
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We have been through liquid capital to theprodigalson.
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I have sometimes wished that we could hear the end of the story about theprodigalson.
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He reminds me of aprodigalsonwho swears to live within his allowance and never resort to moneylenders.
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He cited the parable of theprodigalson, but he seemed to get it on its head.
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He would have welcomed him like the father welcomed theprodigalson, with a fatted calf and all the rest of it.
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