extravagant ♦︎ wasteful ♦︎ lavishThese words all describe sb/sth that costs or uses too much money.這些詞均表示奢侈的、揮霍的。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;揮霍的;過於昂貴(或浪費)的◆I felt very extravagant spending £500 on a dress.我覺得花500英鎊買一條連衣裙太奢侈了。◆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.他給我們買了這些他根本無力支付的昂貴禮物。▸extravagance
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[uncountable, countable] ◆Such extravagance is shameful when there are people starving in the world.世界上還有人在挨餓,這樣揮霍太可恥了。◆Going to the theatre is our only extravagance.去劇院看演出是我們唯一的奢侈享受。■wasteful (disapproving) using more of sth than is necessary; not saving or keeping sth that could be used浪費的;揮霍的◆The whole process is wasteful and inefficient.整個過程既浪費,效率又低。◆This system is wasteful of time and energy.這個系統浪費時間和能源。 see also waste ⇨ wasteverb■lavish ˈlævɪʃ large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money大量的;給人印象深刻的;耗資巨大的◆He willingly accepted their lavish hospitality.他很高興地接受了他們的盛情款待。◆a lavish dining room豪華的餐廳