extravagances是什么意思？

extravagances

• n. 奢侈( extravagance的名词复数 )，挥霍，奢侈品，放纵的言行等；

例句

• It was to the scandal of Mr. Buck the tutor that Pen's extravagances became known. 潘的挥霍成性,导师巴克先生知道以后非常生气.
• I do not regard books as extravagances. 我认为书不是奢侈品.
• Why waste money on such extravagances? 为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢？

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  奢侈;铺张;浪费
  Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford.
  例句
  ...gross mismanagement and financial extravagance... 严重的管理不善和资金浪费 When the company went under, tales of his extravagance surged through the industry. 公司破产后，有关他铺张浪费的种种传闻传遍了整个行业。
• N-COUNT
  奢侈品
  An extravagance is something that you spend money on but cannot really afford.
  例句
  Her only extravagance was horses... 她唯一的奢侈品就是马。 Why waste money on such extravagances? 为什么把钱浪费在这些奢侈品上呢？