extravagant

adjective

/ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/

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spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary
- I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress.
- She's got very extravagant tastes.
- extravagant with something Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year.
Extra Examples
- I go to that restaurant for lunch if I'm feeling extravagant.
- You mustn't be so extravagant with other people's money.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- particularly
- very
- wildly
- …
preposition
- with
See full entry
costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary
- He bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford.
Topics Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- particularly
- very
- wildly
- …
preposition
- with
See full entry
(of ideas, speech or behaviour) very extreme or impressive but not reasonable or practical synonym exaggerated
- the extravagant claims/promises of politicians
- I was embarrassed by all the extravagant praise I was getting.
- He had the extravagant gestures and loud voice of an actor.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unusual, unsuitable’): from medieval Latin extravagant- ‘diverging greatly’, from the verb extravagari, from Latin extra- ‘outside’ + vagari ‘wander’.

单词	extravagant
释义	extravagant adjective /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ jump to other results spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress. She's got very extravagant tastes. extravagant with something Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year. Extra Examples I go to that restaurant for lunch if I'm feeling extravagant. You mustn't be so extravagant with other people's money. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb particularly very wildly … preposition with See full entry costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary He bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford. Topics Moneyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb particularly very wildly … preposition with See full entry (of ideas, speech or behaviour) very extreme or impressive but not reasonable or practical synonym exaggerated the extravagant claims/promises of politicians I was embarrassed by all the extravagant praise I was getting. He had the extravagant gestures and loud voice of an actor. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unusual, unsuitable’): from medieval Latin extravagant- ‘diverging greatly’, from the verb extravagari, from Latin extra- ‘outside’ + vagari ‘wander’.
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