1. 奢侈的;鋪張的;浪費的 Someone who is extravagant spends more money than they can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable.
e.g. We are not extravagant; restaurant meals are a luxury and designer clothes are out... 我們并不鋪張浪費:下館子是一種奢侈,也不會(huì )考慮買(mǎi)名牌衣服。 e.g. I hope you don't think I'm extravagant but I've had the electric fire on for most of the day. 我幾乎一整天都開(kāi)著(zhù)電熱爐,希望你不會(huì )覺(jué)得我很浪費。
extravagantly Jeff had shopped extravagantly for presents for the whole family. 杰夫花了很多錢(qián)為全家人買(mǎi)禮物。
2. 價(jià)格過(guò)高的;昂貴的;奢侈的 Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable.
extravagant的反義詞
e.g. Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift... 薩莉姨媽送給她一件貴得離譜的禮物。 e.g. Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant. 烤點(diǎn)心時(shí)加一整塊奶酪似乎太奢侈了。
extravagantly By supercar standards, though, it is not extravagantly priced for a beautifully engineered machine. 然而以豪華跑車(chē)的標準看,設計如此精美的汽車(chē)價(jià)格并不算太高。
3. 極端的;過(guò)分的 Extravagant behaviour is extreme behaviour that is often done for a particular effect.
e.g. He was extravagant in his admiration of Hellas... 他極度向往希臘。 e.g. They may make extravagant shows of generosity. 他們可能會(huì )表現得過(guò)于慷慨。
extravagantly She had on occasions praised him extravagantly. 有時(shí)候她過(guò)分夸贊他。 ...extravagantly bizarre clothes. 過(guò)分怪異的衣服
4. 離譜的;不切實(shí)際的 Extravagant claims or ideas are unrealistic or impractical.
e.g. They have to compete by adorning their products with ever more extravagant claims... 他們不得不通過(guò)更加離譜地吹捧自己的產(chǎn)品來(lái)進(jìn)行競爭。 e.g. Don't be afraid to consider apparently extravagant ideas. 要勇于考慮一些貌似離譜的想法。
5. 精美的;令人贊嘆的 Extravagant entertainments or designs are elaborate and impressive.
e.g. ...the wildest and most extravagant London parties. 倫敦最狂野、最美妙的聚會(huì ) e.g. ...painting extravagant and bold designs onto wooden frames. 在木框架上繪制一些精美而又大膽的圖案
extravagantly 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極為雅致的家中和我談了話(huà)。
extravagant英英釋義
adj
1. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
e.g. extravagant praise exuberant compliments overweening ambition overweening greed