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
• 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。
• 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

• excessive spending
  Synonym:prodigalitylavishnesshighlifehigh life
• the trait of spending extravagantly
  Synonym:prodigalityprofligacy
• the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
  1. we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
  Synonym:extravagancy

双语例句

• Economy the poor man's mints; extravagance the rich man's pitfall.
  节约是穷人的造币厂，浪费是富人的陷阱。
• 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。
• Extravagance and vanity had made him coldhearted and selfish.
  放荡和虚荣使他变得残忍自私。
• Extravagance ate up his inheritance.
  奢侈耗尽了他所得之遗产。
• I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance.
  我宁可我的人民笑我的节省，也不愿让他们为我的奢侈而哭泣。
• Her only extravagance was horses
  她唯一的奢侈品就是马。
• Chocolate is my greatest extravagance.
  巧克力是我最大的奢侈品。
• 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。
• His income allows of no extravagance in his way of living.
  他的收入不允许他生活奢侈。