专业字典>英语词典>extravagance翻译和用法

extravagance

英 [ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]

美 [ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]

n.  奢侈; 挥霍; 铺张浪费; 奢侈品; 富丽堂皇; 豪华; 奢华

复数:extravagances 

GREIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13942 / COCA.17144

牛津词典

    noun

    • 奢侈;挥霍;铺张浪费
      the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary
      1. 奢侈品
        something that you buy although it costs a lot of money, perhaps more than you can afford or than is necessary
        1. Going to the theatre is our only extravagance.
          去剧院看戏是我们唯一的奢侈享受。
      2. 富丽堂皇;豪华;奢华
        something that is impressive or noticeable because it is unusual or extreme
        1. the extravagance of Strauss's music
          施特劳斯音乐作品的富丽堂皇

      柯林斯词典

      • N-UNCOUNT 奢侈;铺张;浪费
        Extravaganceis the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford.
        1. ...gross mismanagement and financial extravagance...
          严重的管理不善和资金浪费
        2. When the company went under, tales of his extravagance surged through the industry.
          公司破产后,有关他铺张浪费的种种传闻传遍了整个行业。
      • N-COUNT 奢侈品
        Anextravaganceis something that you spend money on but cannot really afford.
        1. Her only extravagance was horses...
          她唯一的奢侈品就是马。
        2. Why waste money on such extravagances?
          为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢?

      英英释义

      noun

      双语例句

      • The quality of being extravagant. We can't do with such extravagance and waste.
        浪费,铺张奢侈的性质我们不能容忍这种铺张浪费。
      • Mr. pearson's income allows of no extravagance in his way of living.
        皮尔逊先生的收入不允许他过奢侈的生活。
      • Extravagance will be a problem.
        铺张浪费将会是个大问题。
      • His extravagance drained all his fortune.
        他挥霍无度,过着金迷纸醉的生活,耗尽了他的财产。
      • We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
        我们对亏欠铺张一些东西,因为节俭和奇遇很少走在一起。
      • Chocolate is my greatest extravagance.
        巧克力是我最大的奢侈品。
      • Antique porcelain, an extravagance we should have resisted;
        古董瓷器这种我们应该抵制的奢侈品;
      • Why waste money on such extravagances?
        为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢?
      • We must oppose the practice of extravagance.
        我们必须反对铺张浪费的做法。
      • It's the last extravagance we'll be able to indulge in this year.
        这是我今年所能买的最后一件奢侈品。