lavish
英 ['lævɪʃ]
美 ['lævɪʃ]
- adj. 浪费的；丰富的；大方的
- vt. 浪费；慷慨给予；滥用
CET6+ TEM8 IELTS GRE TOEFL
1. lav- + -ish.
2. => torrent of rain, deluge.
lavish 大量的来自拉丁语lavare,冲洗，涌出，词源同lava,dilute,antediluvian,-ish,形容词后缀。即大量涌出的，大量的。
- lavish (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French lavasse (n.) "torrent of rain, deluge," from Old French lavache, from laver "to wash," from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave). Related: Lavishly.
- lavish (v.)
- 1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished; lavishing.
- 1. American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.
- 美国评论家们对该书不吝赞美之词。
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- 2. Christian Lacroix is throwing a very lavish and very select party.
- 克里斯汀·拉克鲁瓦正在举办一个非常豪华的上流聚会。
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- 3. He was always a lavish spender.
- 他花钱总是大手大脚。
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- 4. The book drew lavish praise from literary critics.
- 文学评论家们对此书好评如潮。
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- 5. He staged the most lavish productions of Mozart.
- 他组织了一场空前盛大的莫扎特作品演奏会。
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