| 单词 | luxuriate |
| 释义 | luxuriate (once / 9037 pages) v To luxuriate is to enjoy yourself extravagantly or to an extreme degree. Luxuriate can also mean to thrive, like a plant that grows wildly. A luxury is something expensive and unnecessary, like eating at a fancy restaurant. To luxuriate is to enjoy yourself in a similar way, not necessarily by spending a lot, but by enjoying something to the fullest. Lying in the sun for hours is luxuriating. Reading in the bookstore for hours is luxuriating. Also, luxuriating is a type of prosperous growth. A banana tree that yields a lot of bananas is luxuriating: it's thriving and growing. WORD FAMILYluxuriate: luxuriated, luxuriates, luxuriating, luxuriation+/luxuriation: luxuriations/luxurious: luxuriously, luxuriousness/luxury: luxuriate, luxuries, luxurious USAGE EXAMPLESBetter to speculate on what’s next than to luxuriate in the now. The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016) But in most respects I have luxuriated in unprecedented choice and freedom. The New Yorker(Nov 13, 2016) Freddie Mercury was luxuriating in every gesture I spent years studying to edit. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) 1v enjoy to excess Syn|Hypo|Hyper indulge surfeit indulge (one's appetite) to satiety consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out use up (resources or materials) 2v become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously Syn|Hyper wanton consume, squander, ware, waste spend extravagantly 3v thrive profusely or flourish extensively Hyper boom, expand, flourish, thrive grow vigorously |
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