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extravagant

/ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/

Meanings
adjective

奢侈，浪费，挥霍。

Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

Examples :

"The author's extravagant claims about the alien encounter stretched far beyond any credible evidence. "
这位作者对外星人相遇一事的夸张说法，远远超出了任何可信证据的范围。
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Illustration expenditure

expenditure noun

/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/

支出，花费

"The family's expenditure on groceries this month was higher than expected due to the rising prices. "

由于物价上涨，这个家庭本月在食品杂货上的支出比预期要高。

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stretched verb

/stɹɛtʃt/

拉伸，延伸。

"I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."

我把橡皮筋拉伸到几乎要断了。

Illustration credible

credible adjective

/ˈkɹɛdəbl̩/

可信的，可靠的

"The witness's calm demeanor and detailed account made his story seem very credible. "

那个证人冷静的态度和详细的描述让他的故事听起来非常可信。

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exceeding verb

/ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/

超过，胜过。

"The car was speeding, exceeding the speed limit. "

那辆车超速了，超过了限速。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

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unrestrained verb

/ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd/

解除约束，放纵。

"The teacher unrestrained the students' imaginations during the creative writing lesson. "

老师在创意写作课上放开了学生的想象力，让他们自由发挥。

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excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

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evidence noun

[ˈɛvəɾəns]

证据，凭据。

"There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier."

没有证据表明之前有人来过这里。

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prodigal noun

/ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/ /ˈpɹɑdɪɡəl/

挥霍者，败家子。

"The prodigal spent all his allowance on video games, leaving nothing for his school supplies. "

这个败家子把所有的零花钱都挥霍在电子游戏上，结果买学习用品的钱都没了。

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encounter noun

/ɪnˈkaʊntə/ /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/

相遇，邂逅

"Their encounter was a matter of chance."

他们的相遇纯属偶然。

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wasteful adjective

/ˈweɪstfəl/

浪费的，挥霍的

"Buying a new phone every year is a wasteful habit. "

每年都买新手机是个浪费的习惯。

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exorbitant adjective

/ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/

过高的， 离谱的

"The price of the new phone was exorbitant, far more than I could afford. "

新款手机的价格实在太离谱了，远远超出了我的承受范围。