1 ADJ-GRADED 奢侈的;铺张的;浪费的 Someone who is extravagant spends more money than they can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. 奢侈的;铺张的;浪费的
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We are not extravagant; restaurant meals are a luxury and designer clothes are out.
我们并不铺张浪费:下馆子是一种奢侈,也不会考虑买名牌衣服。
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I hope you don't think I'm extravagant but I've had the electric fire on for most of the day.
我几乎一整天都开着电热炉,希望你不会觉得我很浪费。
2 ADJ-GRADED 价格过高的;昂贵的;奢侈的 Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. 价格过高的;昂贵的;奢侈的
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Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift.
萨莉姨妈送给她一件贵得离谱的礼物。
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Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.
烤点心时加一整块奶酪似乎太奢侈了。
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...her extravagant lifestyle.
她奢侈的生活方式
SYN overpriced, expensive, costly
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By supercar standards, though, it is not extravagantly priced for a beautifully engineered machine.
然而以豪华跑车的标准看,设计如此精美的汽车价格并不算太高。
3 ADJ-GRADED 极端的;过分的 Extravagant behaviour is extreme behaviour that is often done for a particular effect. 极端的;过分的
SYN excessive, exaggerated, outrageous, wild
4 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 离谱的;不切实际的 Extravagant claims or ideas are unrealistic or impractical. 离谱的;不切实际的 [disapproval]
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They have to compete by adorning their products with ever more extravagant claims.
他们不得不通过更加离谱地吹捧自己的产品来进行竞争。
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Don't be afraid to consider apparently extravagant ideas.
要勇于考虑一些貌似离谱的想法。
5 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 精美的;令人赞叹的 Extravagant entertainments or designs are elaborate and impressive. 精美的;令人赞叹的
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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极为雅致的家中和我谈了话。
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