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Extravagance Money Afford 英[ɪkˈstrævəgəns 美[ɪkˈstrævəɡəns N.奢侈,挥霍;奢侈品;过分(的事情);放纵的言行 N Uncount 奢侈;铺张;浪费

单词 extravagance
音标
英[ɪkˈstrævəgəns] 美[ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]
解释
n.奢侈,挥霍;奢侈品;过分(的事情);放纵的言行;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
奢侈;铺张;浪费
Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford.
例:...gross mismanagement and financial extravagance...严重的管理不善和资金浪费
例: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。

N-COUNT
奢侈品
An extravagance is something that you spend money on but cannot really afford.
例:Her only extravagance was horses...她唯一的奢侈品就是马。
例:Why waste money on such extravagances?为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢?
变形
pl:extravagances~

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