lavish

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a. 大方的, 丰富的, 浪费的 vt. 浪费, 滥用, 慷慨给予

发音

US /ˈlævɪʃ/
AU /ˈlævɪʃ/

词形变化

lavished lavishes 三单 lavishes lavishest lavishing lavisht lavishing 现在分词 lavished 过去式 lavished 过去分词 lavisher 比较级 lavisher more lavish 比较级 lavishest 最高级 most lavish 最高级

别名

lavis laves lavas

教材释义与例句

动词

浪费；慷慨给予；滥用

形容词

浪费的；丰富的；大方的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Excessive abundance or expenditure, profusion, prodigality.

    废旧 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To give out extremely generously; to squander.

    及物

    They lavished money on the dinner.

  2. 2.

    To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

    及物

    They lavished him with praise.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

    lavish of money; lavish of praise

  2. 2.

    Superabundant; excessive.

    lavish spirits

    lavish meal

  3. 3.

    Unrestrained, impetuous.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Rank or lush with vegetation.

    方言

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

shower

上位词 4

waste consume ware squander
形容词

同义词 8

plush Lucullan munificent overgenerous plushy unsparing unstinted unstinting

近义相关 2

rich generous

词源

From Middle English laves, lavas, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful, prodigal”), from lavas (“excessive abundance”), from Old French lavasse, lavache (“torrent of rain”); possibly later conflated in some senses by Middle English laven (“to pour out”), equivalent to lave + -ish. Compare Scots lawage, lavisch, lavish (“unrestrained, excessively prodigal, extravagant”). Compare also English lavy (“lavish, liberal”), Dutch lafenis (“lavishness”).

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