单词 | extravagant |
释义 | extravagant adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, feel, seem奢侈;感觉奢侈;似乎浪费◆i go to that restaurant for lunch if i'm feeling extravagant.如果我想奢侈一下,就去那家餐馆吃午餐。➤become变得奢侈adverb➤particularly, very, wildly格外/非常/极端奢侈◆he had a wildly extravagant lifestyle.他的生活穷奢极侈。➤rather, somewhat有几分铺张▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿/略有些奢侈preposition➤with在⋯方面奢侈◆you mustn't be so extravagant with other people's money.你不应该如此大手大脚地花别人的钱。 extravagant /ɪkstrævəgənt/ adjective1.spending or costing too much money 铺张浪费的;挥霍的◆an extravagant pay package 过于丰厚的薪酬待遇◆it seemed extravagant for a young firm to have such large offices. 对于一家年轻的公司来说,拥有如此宽敞的办公室似乎有些铺张浪费。 ➡ frugal ☞ extravagant extravagant adjectiveextravagant ♦︎ wasteful ♦︎ lavishthese words all describe sb/sth that costs or uses too much money.这些词均表示奢侈的、挥霍的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆extravagant / lavish with sth◆extravagant / wasteful / lavish expenditure◆the extravagant / wasteful / lavish use of sth◆extravagant / wasteful consumption◆an extravagant / a lavish gift / present / lifestyle■ extravagant /ɪkstrævəgənt/ (sometimes disapproving) spending a lot more money or using a lot more of sth than you can afford or than is necessary; costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary奢侈的;挥霍的;过于昂贵(或浪费)的◆i felt very extravagant spending £500 on a dress.我觉得花 500 英镑买一条连衣裙太奢侈了。◆she has very extravagant tastes.她有很奢侈的嗜好。◆he bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford.他给我们买了这些他根本无力支付的昂贵礼物。▸ extravagance noun [uncountable, countable] ◆such extravagance is shameful when there are people starving in the world.世界上还有人在捱饿,这样挥霍太可耻了。◆going to the theatre is our only extravagance.去剧院看演出是我们唯一的奢侈享受。■ wasteful (disapproving) using more of sth than is necessary; not saving or keeping sth that could be used浪费的;挥霍的◆the whole process is wasteful and inefficient.整个过程既浪费,效率又低。◆this system is wasteful of time and energy.这个系统浪费时间和能源。 ➡ see also waste → waste verb ■ lavish /lævɪʃ/ large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money大量的;给人印象深刻的;耗资巨大的◆he willingly accepted their lavish hospitality.他很高兴地接受了他们的盛情款待。◆a lavish dining room豪华的餐厅extravagant /ɪkstrævəgənt/ (sometimes disapproving) spending a lot more money or using a lot more of sth than you can afford or than is necessary; costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary奢侈的;挥霍的;过于昂贵(或浪费)的◆i felt very extravagant spending £500 on a dress.我觉得花 500 英镑买一条连衣裙太奢侈了。◆she has very extravagant tastes.她有很奢侈的嗜好。◆he bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford.他给我们买了这些他根本无力支付的昂贵礼物。▸ extravagance noun [uncountable, countable] ◆such extravagance is shameful when there are people starving in the world.世界上还有人在捱饿,这样挥霍太可耻了。◆going to the theatre is our only extravagance.去剧院看演出是我们唯一的奢侈享受。extravagant/ɪkˈstrævəgənt ||; ɪkˈstrævəgənt/adj1. spending or costing too much money 奢侈的;挥霍的: ◇he's terribly extravagant -- he travels everywhere by taxi. 他真挥霍无度─到哪处都坐出租汽车。◇an extravagant present 奢侈的礼品 2. exaggerated; more than is usual, true or necessary 夸大的;过分的: ◇the advertisements made extravagant claims for the new medicine. 这新药的广告极尽夸张吹嘘之能事。 ➔extravagance noun [c,u] ➔extravagantly advextravagantsee ⇨ exaggerate 2 ex·trav·a·gant /ɪk`strævəgənt; ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/adj 1. spending or costing too much money 奢侈的,浪费的:◇you've been terribly extravagant, buying all these presents. 你也太挥霍了,买这么些礼品。◇wild extravagant parties 疯狂而铺张的聚会 2. unlikely to be true or really happen 言过其实的,浮夸的:◇extravagant claims that the drug cures aids 言过其实地声称这种药能治愈爱滋病 |
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