extravagance

美 [ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]英 [ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]
  • n.奢侈;奢华;铺张浪费;挥霍;豪华;奢侈品;富丽堂皇

复数: extravagances

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noun

1

奢侈;挥霍;铺张浪费
the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary

2

奢侈品
something that you buy although it costs a lot of money, perhaps more than you can afford or than is necessary

Going to the theatre is our only extravagance.

去剧院看戏是我们唯一的奢侈享受。

3

富丽堂皇;豪华;奢华
something that is impressive or noticeable because it is unusual or extreme

the extravagance of Strauss's music

施特劳斯音乐作品的富丽堂皇

extravagance

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 奢侈;铺张;浪费
    Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford.

    ...gross mismanagement and financial extravagance...

    严重的管理不善和资金浪费

  • 2
    N-COUNT 奢侈品
    An extravagance is something that you spend money on but cannot really afford.

    Her only extravagance was horses...

    她唯一的奢侈品就是马。

noun

1
excessive spending
Synonym: prodigality lavishness highlife high life
2
the trait of spending extravagantly
Synonym: prodigality profligacy
3
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
Synonym: extravagancy

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  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. His income allows of no extravagance in his way of living .

    他的收入不允许他生活奢侈。

  3. 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。

  4. Why waste money on such extravagances ?

    为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢?

  5. Her only extravagance was horses

    她唯一的奢侈品就是马。

  6. He grumbled / moaned sometimes at her extravagance .

    他有时抱怨她铺张浪费。

  7. Sponging and taking more than one 's share and extravagance and waste on the part of cadres must be banned .

    杜绝干部多吃多占和铺张浪费。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. He has been used to extravagance .

    他是大手大脚过惯了的。

  11. In some places , rich people ask others to cry in funerals for waste and extravagance .

    在一些地方,有钱人请人代为哭丧,是为了讲排场,摆阔气。

  12. However one side is extremely scarce , while is extravagance .

    然而,一边是极度紧缺,一边却是挥霍浪费。

  13. Coexistence of water resource shortage and the extravagance of water resource ;

    水资源的紧缺与用水的浪费并存;

  14. Exterior Extravagance of Chinese Economic Growth and the Solutions

    中国经济增长的外部不经济及其解决途径

  15. Without safety , luxury means nothing but extravagance !

    没有安全,豪华也只是多余的奢侈品!

  16. Even some in the industry were shocked by that extravagance .

    甚至一些业内人士也惊叹于这种奢华。

  17. Fourth , there is a certain degree of extravagance .

    四是有点奢。

  18. Young ladies should learn to spend money carefully and avoid extravagance .

    年青的妇女要学会花钱审慎小心,避免浪费。

  19. Food is a necessity , but wine is an extravagance .

    食物是必需品,而酒则是奢侈品。

  20. Extravagance and waste are already a serious problem in production , construction , circulation or consumption .

    当前,无论是生产、建设、流通还是消费领域,都存在严重铺张浪费的现象。

  21. Isn 't that the sort of extravagance they attack us for ?

    那不是人们批评我们太奢侈的一种表现吗?

  22. No one knows who has launched him into extravagance .

    没有知道是谁资助他如此挥霍起来。

  23. The great evil of inflation is largely the result of government extravagance and waste .

    通货膨胀这一大灾难主要是政府奢侈浪费所造成的后果。

  24. They destroy game with an extravagance that cannot be justified by economic need .

    他们的灭绝性的狩猎是不能以经济需要来辩护的。

  25. His extravagance explains why he is always in debt .

    他挥霍无度,难怪总欠债。

  26. Opposing extravagance and advocating thrift is a basic principle in traditional Chinese economic thought .

    反对奢侈,主张节用,是中国传统经济思想的一条基本原则。

  27. Chinese extravagance on luxury goods has shocked even the wealthiest people in developed countries .

    中国人在奢侈品市场上一掷千金甚至让发达国家的富豪都目瞪口呆。

  28. It is easy to criticize governments for extravagance and waste .

    批评政府奢侈浪费很容易。

  29. Do you mean the love of luxury of extravagance ?

    你这是指爱好奢华,善于挥霍吗?

  30. Another participant said companies were afraid of displaying too much extravagance while cutting jobs .

    另一位与会者表示,企业担心在裁员的同时展现出过多的奢华。