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

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

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

The fortune he inherited gradually dwindled to a few hundred pounds as the result of his extravagance.
由于挥霍无度，他继承的那一笔钱财逐渐减少到只有几百英镑了。
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。
A propensity to extravagance [ for gambling] to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree.
奢华[赌博]的癖好以奢侈的方式或达到奢侈的程度。
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。
What an extravagance! I suppose you broke it off.
多么奢侈啊！我猜想是你提出分手的。
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。
Why waste money on such extravagances?
为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢？
Celebrations can smack of complacency, laziness, extravagance and self-indulgence.
庆祝可能带有自满、懒散、挥霍和自我放纵的意味。
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。