lavish

adjective
🔊/ˈlævɪʃ/
🔊/ˈlævɪʃ/
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  1. large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money大量的;给人印象深刻的;耗资巨大的 synonym extravagant, luxurious
    • lavish gifts/costumes/celebrations丰厚的礼品;昂贵的服装;规模盛大的庆典
    • They lived a very lavish lifestyle.他们过着挥霍无度的生活。🔊🔊
    • They rebuilt the house on an even more lavish scale than before.他们重建了房子,规模甚至比以前更大。🔊🔊
    • It was one of the most lavish weddings I’ve ever been to.这是我去过的最豪华的婚礼之一。
    Extra Examples
    • He enhanced his position by making lavish gifts to members of the king's inner circle.他通过向国王的内心圈子成员大肆馈赠礼物来提高自己的地位。
    • He willingly accepted their lavish hospitality.他很高兴地接受了他们的盛情款待。
    • They have a very lavish lifestyle.他们的生活方式很奢侈。
    • a lavish dining room豪华的餐厅
  2. lavish (with/in something) giving or doing something generously慷慨的;大方的
    • He was lavish in his praise for her paintings.他大力称赞她的绘画。🔊🔊
    • They were rather lavish with their presents.他们很喜欢礼物。
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun denoting profusion): from Old French lavasse ‘deluge of rain’, from laver ‘to wash’, from Latin lavare.

lavish

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lavish
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he / she / it lavishes
🔊/ˈlævɪʃɪz/
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past simple lavished
🔊/ˈlævɪʃt/
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past participle lavished
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-ing form lavishing
🔊/ˈlævɪʃɪŋ/
🔊/ˈlævɪʃɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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