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Luxury Expensive Great Life Pleasure ˈlʌkʃəri Noun Live

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]奢侈;奢华;奢侈的享受 Luxury is very great comfort, especially among beautiful and expensive surroundings.
  • By all accounts he leads a life of considerable luxury...

    据说他的生活颇为奢侈。

  • She was brought up in an atmosphere of luxury and wealth.

    她在锦衣玉食的环境中长大。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]奢侈品 A luxury is something expensive which is not necessary but which gives you pleasure.
  • A week by the sea is a luxury they can no longer afford...

    到海边度假一周成了他们再也消费不起的一种奢侈。

  • Telephones are still a luxury in some parts of Spain, Portugal, and Greece.

    在西班牙、葡萄牙和希腊的一些地方,电话仍然是奢侈品。

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[ADJ 形容词]奢侈的;奢华的 A luxury item is something expensive which is not necessary but which gives you pleasure.
  [ADJ n]
  • He could not afford luxury food on his pay...

    靠自己的工资他买不起奢侈的食品。

  • He rode on the president's luxury train through his own state.

    他乘坐总统的豪华列车经过自己所在的州。

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[N-SING 单数名词]不常有的乐趣;难得的享受 A luxury is a pleasure which you do not often have the opportunity to enjoy.
  [with supp]
  • Hot baths are my favourite luxury...

    泡个热水澡是我的最大乐事。

  • We were going to have the luxury of a free weekend, to rest and do whatever we pleased.

    我们将有一个难得空闲的周末,可以休息,还可以高兴干什么就干什么。


Oxford lux·ury / ˈlʌkʃəri ; NAmE ˈlʌkʃəri / noun ( plural lux·uries ) 1 [uncountable ] the enjoyment of special and expensive things, particularly food and drink, clothes and surroundings 奢侈的享受;奢华 Now we'll be able to live in luxuryfor the rest of our lives. 如今我们可在有生之年过豪华生活了。 to lead a life of luxury 过奢侈的生活 a luxury hotel 豪华酒店 luxury goods 奢侈品 2 [countable ] a thing that is expensive and enjoyable but not essential 奢侈品 SYN
extravagance
small luxuries like chocolate and flowers 像巧克力和鲜花之类的小奢侈品 I love having a long, hot bath—it's one of life's little luxuries. 我喜欢在热水浴缸里多泡一会儿,这是生活里一种小小的享受。 It was a luxury if you had a washing machine in those days. 那时候有洗衣机就算是奢侈了。
3 [uncountable ,  singular ] a pleasure or an advantage that you do not often have 不常有的乐趣(或享受、优势) SYN
indulgence
We had the luxury of being able to choose from four good candidates for the job. 我们的挑选余地大,有四位出色的职位候选人可供选择。
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lux·ury / ˈlʌkʃəri ; NAmE ˈlʌkʃəri /
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luxurylux‧u‧ry /ˈlʌkʃəri/ ●●○ noun (plural luxuries)
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1[uncountable] very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etcin luxury She stole to keep her boyfriend in luxury. He was leading a life of luxury in Australia.luxury hotel/car/home etc (=expensive and large) We stayed in a five-star luxury hotel. The dress is lambswool – pure luxury.2[countable] something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and enjoyment OPP  necessity:  luxuries like chocolate and perfume3afford/have/enjoy the luxury of something to have something that is very pleasant or convenient, that you are not always able to have:  For the first time in three years, they actually had the luxury of a whole day together. in the lap of luxury
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgreat luxury· She was used to a life of great luxury.pure/sheer luxury (=used when you want to emphasize that something gives great comfort and pleasure)· The blouse was satin, and felt like pure luxury.the ultimate luxury (=something you consider a very great luxury)· A hot tub in your own back yard is the ultimate luxury.comparative luxury (=comfortable when compared to other things)· We were glad to return to the comparative luxury of our tent away from the rain.luxury + NOUNa luxury hotel/home/apartment· They stayed at luxury hotels during their trip.a luxury car· The manager drove a luxury car.a luxury ship/yacht· He'd booked a holiday on a luxury cruise ship.a luxury holiday· The first prize in the competition is a luxury holiday for two in Jamaica.luxury items/goods (=expensive things)· At Christmas we try to afford a few luxury items.verbslive in luxury· While some people live in luxury, most are struggling to find enough money to live on.phrasesa life of luxury· It was difficult to give up a life of luxury.the lap of luxury (=a very comfortable situation, especially compared to other situations or other people)· After camping for a week, my own bed felt like the lap of luxury.· The foreigners lived in the lap of luxury.a touch of luxury (=something that makes something seem more pleasurable and comfortable)· Leather chairs added a touch of luxury to the room.something is the height of luxury (=something that is extremely comfortable and gives you a lot of pleasure)· If you want bath time to be the height of luxury, you will be inspired by our latest range of shower accessories.
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luxuries[765]
奢侈(44%),豪华(29%),奢侈品(27%)
n.奢侈,奢华;奢侈品;享受
adj.奢侈的

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