音标:[ik'strævәgәns] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 奢侈, 浪费, 放肆的言行
n. the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
n. the trait of spending extravagantly
n. excessive spending
词型变化:名词复数形式 : extravagances
考试类型:[GRE]
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extravagance的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. His extravagance kept him always in debt.他的挥霍无度使他常常负债。
  2. Extravagance has eaten up his inheritance.他挥霍无度,耗尽了他所继承的财产。
  3. My father rather gave me snuff about my extravagance, but I was prepared for that.我父亲对我的铺张浪费大加谴责,不过我早就有了思想准备。
  4. Going to the theatre is our only extravagance.去剧院看戏是我们唯一的奢侈享受。
  5. His latest extravagance is a hand-made silk shirt.他最近有的奢侈品是一件手工缝制的丝绸衬衫。

经典引文

  • A doctrine of that extravagance from the sage principles of piety.

    出自:Milton
【近义词】

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