spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary 奢侈的；挥霍的；铺张浪费的 I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress. 我觉得花 100 英镑买一条连衣裙太奢侈了。 🔊🔊 She's got very extravagant tastes. 她有很奢侈的嗜好。 🔊🔊 - extravagant with something
Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year. 鉴于今年降雨量少，居民被告诫不得浪费用水。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesI go to that restaurant for lunch if I'm feeling extravagant. 如果我想奢侈一下，就去那家餐馆吃午餐。 You mustn't be so extravagant with other people's money. 你不应该如此大手大脚地花别人的钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- particularly
- very
- wildly
- …
- with
costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary 过于昂贵的 He bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford. 他给我们买了这些他根本无力支付的昂贵礼物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- particularly
- very
- wildly
- …
- with
(of ideas, speech or behaviour 想法或言行 very extreme or impressive but not reasonable or practical 无节制的；过分的；放肆的；不切实际的 the extravagant claims/promises of politicians 政客的夸大其词／不切实际的承诺 I was embarrassed by all the extravagant praise I was getting. 我为自己得到的所有夸张赞美而感到尴尬。 He had the extravagant gestures and loud voice of an actor. 他有演员的奢华姿态和大声的声音。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unusual, unsuitable’): from medieval Latin extravagant- ‘diverging greatly’, from the verb extravagari, from Latin extra- ‘outside’ + vagari ‘wander’.