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lavish

/ˈlævɪʃ/

Meanings
verb

挥霍，浪费，慷慨给予。

To give out extremely generously; to squander.

Examples :

"They lavished money on the dinner."
他们挥霍钱财，大摆筵席。
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Related Words

Illustration bestowing

bestowing verb

/bɪˈstoʊɪŋ/ /bəˈstoʊɪŋ/

存放，储藏.

"The librarian was bestowing the returned books on their designated shelves. "

图书馆员正在把还回来的书存放回它们指定的书架上。

Illustration profuse

profuse verb

/pɹəˈfjuːs/

倾泻，挥霍，浪费。

"The generous benefactor profusely donated money to the school's new library. "

那位慷慨的捐助人向学校的新图书馆倾囊相助，捐赠了大量资金。

Illustration extremely

extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

极其，非常。

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

今天天气极其炎热，我们整个下午都待在室内。

Illustration superabundant

superabundant adjective

/ˌsupərəˈbʌndənt/ /ˌsjuːpərəˈbʌndənt/

过剩，富余，过多。

"At one time bison on the American plains were not merely abundant but superabundant: they seemed inexhaustible."

曾经有一段时间，美洲平原上的野牛不仅数量众多，而且多到过剩：它们似乎取之不尽，用之不竭。

Illustration excessive

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。

Illustration generously

generously adverb

/ˈdʒɛnərəsli/ /ˈdʒɛnrəsli/

慷慨地，大方地

"He generously donated what little he could."

他把自己仅有的一点东西都慷慨地捐了出来。

Illustration somebody

somebody noun

/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

名人，要人，大人物。

"That famous singer, somebody everyone recognizes, is performing at the school concert. "

那位著名歌手，可是个大家都认识的大人物，将在学校音乐会上表演。

Illustration profusely

profusely adverb

/pɹəˈfjusli/

大量地， 丰富地.

"The run left him sweating profusely."

跑步让他汗流浃背， 汗如雨下。

Illustration prodigal

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。

Illustration expending

expending verb

/ɪkˈspɛndɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspɛndɪŋ/

消耗，花费。

"The runner was expending a lot of energy during the marathon. "

那位跑步者在马拉松比赛中消耗了大量的体力。

Illustration squander

squander verb

/ˈskwɒnd.ə/ /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/

浪费，挥霍。

"The student squandered his allowance on video games, leaving nothing for school supplies. "

那个学生把零用钱都挥霍在电子游戏上，结果没钱买学习用品了。

Illustration lavished

lavished verb

/ˈlævɪʃt/ /ˈlævɪʃɪt/

挥霍，浪费，慷慨给予

"They lavished money on the dinner."

他们挥霍金钱，大办了一桌宴席。