音标:[ik'strævgәnt] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 奢侈的, 挥霍无度的, 浪费的
s. recklessly wasteful

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词性分布:
形容词100%

extravagant的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. She's got very extravagant tastes.她有很奢侈的嗜好。
  2. Extravagant people never save money.奢侈的人攒不下钱。
  3. The millionaire talked cold turkey to his extravagant nephew, hinting that he might be disinherited.那百万富翁对他挥霍无度的侄儿晓以利害,并暗示其继承权可能被剥夺。
  4. She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties.她的聚会十分铺张,新闻界对她大加嘲弄。
  5. He has some extravagant expectations.他抱有奢望。
  6. The firm is big on extravagant promotion drives.这家公司正大搞推销运动。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. He is an extravagant man.他是位奢侈者。
  2. He makes the most extravagant claims for his new system.他对他的那个新制度提出过分要求。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. Don't be so extravagant, spend your money more carefully.不要如此挥霍,花钱要仔细点。
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
  1. She is extravagant in dress.她衣着华丽。
  2. He is extravagant in behavior.他行为放肆。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • extravagant man挥霍无度的人
  • extravagant party奢侈的聚会
  • extravagant use滥用
  • extravagant behavior放肆的行为
  • extravagant claims过高的要求
  • extravagant praise过分的赞扬

经典引文

  • Persons..treacherously slain, which occasioned their hasty..and extravagant interment.

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