[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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。
Why waste money on such extravagances?
为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢?
Oxford
ex·trava·gance/ɪkˈstrævəɡəns; NAmEɪkˈstrævəɡəns/noun1[uncountable ]the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary 奢侈;挥霍;铺张浪费2[countable ]something that you buy although it costs a lot of money, perhaps more than you can afford or than is necessary 奢侈品◆Going to the theatre is our only extravagance.去剧院看戏是我们唯一的奢侈享受。3[countable , uncountable ]something that is impressive or noticeable because it is unusual or extreme 富丽堂皇;豪华;奢华◆the extravagance of Strauss's music施特劳斯音乐作品的富丽堂皇extravaganceextravagancesex·trava·gance/ɪkˈstrævəɡəns; NAmEɪkˈstrævəɡəns/
1spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is necessary or more than you can afford: Would it be too extravagant to buy both? an extravagant lifestyle2doing or using something too much or more than is necessaryextravagant with Don’t be too extravagant with the wine. an extravagant display of loyalty3if someone makes extravagant claims, promises etc, they make big claims or promises that are not true or real: extravagant claims about the drug’s effectiveness4very impressive because of being very expensive, beautiful etc: extravagant celebrations—extravagantly adverb—extravagance noun [countable, uncountable]: the extravagance of the Royal Palace His only extravagance (=the only expensive thing he bought) was fine wine.
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