Word · Frequency #5235
Fully loadedluxury
奢侈;豪华
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity; wealth evidenced by sumptuous living
- 1.
Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
富裕舒适的环境;奢华状态
- 2.
Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
奢侈品;非必需品
- 3.
Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
令人愉悦和渴望但非生活必需的事物(无论是否昂贵)
富裕舒适的环境;奢华状态;奢侈品;非必需品;令人愉悦和渴望但非生活必需的事物(无论是否昂贵);奢侈;豪华
In use
She treated herself to a luxury spa weekend.
For him, having a quiet evening at home is a luxury.
They live in luxury after winning the lottery.
have the luxury of doing sth
表示享有某种奢侈或便利的条件。
She has the luxury of working from home.
她有在家工作的奢侈。
a luxury + noun
形容词用法,修饰名词表示豪华的。
They stayed at a luxury hotel.
他们住在一家豪华酒店。
Common mistakes
It is luxury to have time to relax.It is a luxury to have time to relax.
luxury表示“奢侈享受”时为可数名词,需加不定冠词a;中文直译“是奢侈”缺少冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- afford luxury
- 负担得起奢侈品
- He cannot afford luxury in this economy.在这种经济形势下,他负担不起奢侈品。
- luxury goods
- 奢侈品
- The store sells luxury goods.这家店出售奢侈品。
- live in luxury
- 过着奢华的生活
- They live in luxury after winning the lottery.中彩票后,他们过着奢华的生活。
- luxury hotel
- 豪华酒店
- We stayed at a luxury hotel during our vacation.度假期间我们住在一家豪华酒店。
- luxury item
- 奢侈物品
- She considers chocolate a luxury item.她把巧克力视为奢侈物品。
- luxury car
- 豪华轿车
Learner notes
Memory Tip
luxury 拼写中的 'x' 如同奢侈品上的交叉标志,代表豪华奢侈。
Context & Register
通常用于描述超出必需品范围的物品或体验,如奢侈品牌、豪华旅行等。既可用于日常交流,也常见于商业广告和正式文体中。比较中性,但带有明显的正面或铺张色彩。
Grammar Note
作名词时既可作可数(如 a luxury)也可作不可数(如 a life of luxury);作形容词时一般只用于名词前。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以-ury结尾,但发音各不相同,并不与luxury押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.