ex·trav·a·gant
adjective/ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/
/ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/
- spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary
奢侈的；挥霍的；铺张浪费的 - I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress.
我觉得花 200 英镑买一条连衣裙太奢侈了。 - She's got very extravagant tastes.
她有很奢侈的嗜好。 - extravagant with something Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year.
鉴于今年降雨量少，居民被告诫不得浪费用水。
Extra Examples- I go to that restaurant for lunch if I'm feeling extravagant.
如果我想奢侈一下，就去那家餐馆吃午餐。 - You mustn't be so extravagant with other people's money.
你不应该如此大手大脚地花别人的钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- particularly
- very
- wildly
- …
- with
- I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress.
- costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary
过于昂贵的 - He bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford.
他给我们买了这些他根本无力支付的昂贵礼物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- particularly
- very
- wildly
- …
- with
- He bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford.
- (of ideas, speech or behaviour) very extreme or impressive but not reasonable or practical
无节制的；过分的；放肆的；不切实际的 - the extravagant claims/promises of politicians
政客的夸大其词／不切实际的承诺 - I was embarrassed by all the extravagant praise I was getting.
我对自己得到的所有过分的赞美感到尴尬。 - He had the extravagant gestures and loud voice of an actor.
他有着演员般的夸张动作和响亮的声音。
- the extravagant claims/promises of politicians
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unusual, unsuitable’): from medieval Latin extravagant- ‘diverging greatly’, from the verb extravagari, from Latin extra- ‘outside’ + vagari ‘wander’.