Word · Frequency #8512
extravagant
放纵的；无节制的
核心释义
extravagant
- 1.
超出某事物的范围；游荡的；因此是外来的。
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
- 2.
不受限制,尤其是情感方面
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
- 3.
极端的；狂野的；过度的；无节制的。
Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
- 4.
鲁莽地浪费
recklessly wasteful
- 5.
过高的；过度的。
Exorbitant
- 6.
挥霍无度的；浪费的。
Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.
超出某事物的范围；游荡的；因此是外来的。；不受限制,尤其是情感方面；极端的；狂野的；过度的；无节制的。；鲁莽地浪费；过高的；过度的。
用法In use
When she saw her brother at the airport, she gave him an extravagant hug that made everyone stare.
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰 hug，表示情感表达过度、夸张。
His apology was so extravagant that I felt he was not sincere.
用法提示：形容词作表语，与 so...that 连用，表示道歉过于夸张。
Don't be so extravagant in your praise, or people will think you are just flattering them.
用法提示：形容词作表语，后接 in your praise，表示在某方面过分、无节制。
extravagant praise
extravagant + noun
修饰名词，表示奢侈的、过度的。
She leads an extravagant lifestyle.
她过着奢侈的生活。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- extravagant lifestyle
- 奢侈的生活方式
- He leads an extravagant lifestyle that he cannot afford.他过着一种他负担不起的奢侈生活方式。
- extravagant spending
- 挥霍无度的开支
- The company's extravagant spending led to its bankruptcy.公司挥霍无度的开支导致了破产。
- extravagant praise
- 过分的赞美
- She received extravagant praise for her modest achievement.她因为一个小小的成就而得到了过分的赞美。
- extravagant claims
- 夸大的说法
- The politician made extravagant claims about his record.那位政治家对自己的履历夸大了说法。
- extravagant gift
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“extra（额外）+ vagant（谐音‘挖光’）= 额外挖光所有钱”，就是奢侈浪费。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal finance、lifestyle、behavior 该词在正式和非正式场合均可使用，但更常见于描述个人消费或行为时，带有批评或夸张意味。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ant' often look similar but have different pronunciations. 'Extravagant' has stress on the second syllable with /æ/, so it does not rhyme with common -ant words. Compare the vowel sounds and stress patterns (e.g., 'elephant' /ˈelɪfənt/, 'giant' /ˈdʒaɪənt/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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