extravagant /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Someone who is extravagant spends more money than they can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. 奢侈的; 浪费的

  例：

  We are not extravagant; restaurant meals are a luxury and designer clothes are out.

  我们并不浪费；餐馆用餐是一种奢侈，品牌服装也与我们无缘。

• 2. 

  extravagantly ADV 奢侈地; 浪费地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The day before they left Jeff had shopped extravagantly for presents for the whole family.

  他们离开的前一天杰夫已奢侈地为全家人采购了礼物。

• 3. 

  ADJ Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. 贵不可及的; 耗费过多的

  例：

  Her aunt gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift.

  她的姑妈给了她一件贵得离谱的礼物。

  例：

  Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.

  烤糕饼时加一整块奶酪可能显得过于浪费。

• 4. 

  extravagantly ADV 贵不可及地; 耗费过多地 [ADV adj/-ed]

  例：

  By supercar standards, though, it is not extravagantly priced for a beautifully engineered machine.

  不过以超级车的标准来看，这样一台设计精美的机车定价并不过高。

• 5. 

  ADJ Extravagant behaviour is extreme behaviour that is often done for a particular effect. 过分的 (行为)

  例：

  He was extravagant in his admiration of Hellas.

  他对希腊的崇拜过了头。

• 6. 

  extravagantly ADV 过分地

  例：

  She had on occasion praised him extravagantly.

  她有时曾过分地表扬他。

• 7. 

  ADJ Extravagant claims or ideas are unrealistic or impractical. 不切实际的 [表不满]

  例：

  Don't be afraid to consider apparently extravagant ideas.

  别怕考虑那些明显不切实际的主意。