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Extravagant Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Extravagantly Ly Adjective You’re Lifestyle

英语单词 extravagant
英美音标 [ik'strævəgənt]
中文释义 adj.奢侈的,浪费的,过分的,放纵的
vocab简明 Extravagant is an adjective that means expensive, excessive, and over the top. A chandelier in your dining room is normal. But crystal coated walls and silk plush carpeting? That's a bit extravagant.
vocab扩展 If you’re prone to lavish behavior or spending, you’re extravagant. It’s an adjective associated with extremes, sometimes even to the point of absurdity. Fees at a bank can be extravagant, and so can a person who insists on drinking only bottled French mineral water out of a golden chalice. Remember that the only ‘e’ is at the beginning — the remaining three vowels are all ‘a.’
真题原句 Satire on an extravagant lifestyle.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]奢侈的;铺张的;浪费的 Someone who is extravagant spends more money than they can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable.
  • We are not extravagant; restaurant meals are a luxury and designer clothes are out...

    我们并不铺张浪费:下馆子是一种奢侈,也不会考虑买名牌衣服。

  • I hope you don't think I'm extravagant but I've had the electric fire on for most of the day.

    我几乎一整天都开着电热炉,希望你不会觉得我很浪费。

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  • Jeff had shopped extravagantly for presents for the whole family.

    杰夫花了很多钱为全家人买礼物。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]价格过高的;昂贵的;奢侈的 Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable.
  • Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift...

    萨莉姨妈送给她一件贵得离谱的礼物。

  • Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.

    烤点心时加一整块奶酪似乎太奢侈了。

  • ...her extravagant lifestyle.

    她奢侈的生活方式

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  • By supercar standards, though, it is not extravagantly priced for a beautifully engineered machine.

    然而以豪华跑车的标准看,设计如此精美的汽车价格并不算太高。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极端的;过分的 Extravagant behaviour is extreme behaviour that is often done for a particular effect.
  • He was extravagant in his admiration of Hellas...

    他极度向往希腊。

  • They may make extravagant shows of generosity.

    他们可能会表现得过于慷慨。

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  • She had on occasions praised him extravagantly.

    有时候她过分夸赞他。

  • ...extravagantly bizarre clothes.

    过分怪异的衣服

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]离谱的;不切实际的 Extravagant claims or ideas are unrealistic or impractical.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [disapproval]
  • They have to compete by adorning their products with ever more extravagant claims...

    他们不得不通过更加离谱地吹捧自己的产品来进行竞争。

  • Don't be afraid to consider apparently extravagant ideas.

    要勇于考虑一些貌似离谱的想法。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]精美的;令人赞叹的 Extravagant entertainments or designs are elaborate and impressive.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...the wildest and most extravagant London parties.

    伦敦最狂野、最美妙的聚会

  • ...painting extravagant and bold designs onto wooden frames.

    在木框架上绘制一些精美而又大胆的图案

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  • The day before announcing his farewell to business, Sir James talked to me in his extravagantly elegant Paris home.

    在宣布退出商界的前一天,詹姆斯爵士在他位于巴黎的极为雅致的家中和我谈了话。

来源 2013.1

Tags: 单词::2013

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