extravagant ♦︎ 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 ɪkˈstrævəgənt (sometimesdisapproving) 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
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[uncountable, countable] ◆Such extravagance is shameful when there are people starving in the world.世界上还有人在挨饿,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 ⇨ wasteverb■lavish ˈlævɪʃ 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
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