| 词汇 | extravagance |
| 释义 | extravagance noun uk /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡəns/ us /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡəns/ [ U ] behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to: 奢侈，铺张 I think she was shocked by my extravagance.我想，我太铺张了，她一定感到很震惊。 [ C ] something expensive that you buy even though you do not need it: 奢侈品，奢华物 Perfume is my greatest extravagance.香水是我最大的奢侈品。 Uncontrolled all hell breaks looseidiom amok amuck corybantic crazily like madidiom madding maniacal maniacally non-regulated spin out of controlidiom spread like wildfireidiom squirrelly tearaway unbridled untempered wayward waywardly waywardness wig out You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Paying money Buying Expensive & luxurious extravagance | American Dictionaryextravagance noun[ C/U ] us/ɪkˈstræv·ə·ɡəns/ the practice of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable, or something that is expensive and not necessary: [ C ]In those days, a second car seemed like a needless extravagance. Examples of extravaganceextravagance Under the new formula, what we have to find out is the actual cost, excluding extravagances, of the actual building. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What are the extravagances upon which those authorities expend their scarce resources? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Throughout the whole education system there are probably a great number of extravagances which might be looked at and done away with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is now an overwhelming record of admitted extravagances and mistakes, and doubtless there are many of which we are still unaware. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware of certain cases where we have been able to check serious extravagances so far as our powers enable us to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even when we have cut out these extravagances, it is not going to be easy to get these 500,000 houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another objection might be that it is too late to take such a drastic step, and that we cannot redeem our past extravagances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They commit many extravagances within their small area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One may prune any extravagances that one may find and curtail marginal matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past we have bailed out extravagances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are there perhaps expensive extravagances and gross inefficiencies resulting in large amounts of financial waste? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I also draw attention to some of the extravagances that we tolerate in the public sector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these extravagances and follies are coming home to roost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When people in local government who are playing their part see the extravagances of the few they wonder why they should bother. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We not merely exposed many extravagances, but we prevented many schemes coming to fruition which would have involved the country in vast expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of extravagance These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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