extravagant [ɪk'stræv.ə.gənt] adjective ■spending too much money, or using too much of something 奢侈的,铺张的;浪费的•the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star影星奢华的生活方式 •That was very extravagant of you to buy strawberries out of season.在不适当的时令买草莓,你真是太奢侈了。 •He rarely used taxis, which he regarded as extravagant.他很少坐计程车,他认为这是一种奢侈的行为。 •the extravagant use of packaging on many products许多产品的过度包装 ■extreme and unreasonable 过度的;不切实际的•The product does not live up to the extravagant claims of the advertisers.这种产品根本就没有广告商讲的那样好。 |