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单词 splurge
释义 splurge
I. \ˈsplərj, -lə̄j, -ləij\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps blend of splash (I) and surge (I)
1. : an ostentatious or conspicuous demonstration or effort : burst of activity : great display
 < without splurge or ostentation — Fortune >
 < last carefree splurges of pre-Depression film production — Arthur Knight >
 < frontier spirit was having its splurge — V.L.Parrington >
 < orgy of splurge characteristic of an easy-money period — S.H.Adams >
2.
 a. : splash
  < dashing away in a splurge of foam — Rose Macaulay >
 b. : splotch
  < imperfections … such as the splurge of the ink in a print — J.C.Tarr >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. : to make a showy display
 < of a grave and orderly demeanor … never splurged — G.D.Brown >
 < wild flowers splurgeTime >
2. : to indulge oneself in some unusual activity, expense, pleasure, luxury
 < liked to splurge a bit on weekends >
— often used with on
 < splurged on a steak and strawberries for dessert — Nancy Wilbur >
3. : to splash heavily : slosh
transitive verb
: to spend extravagantly, ostentatiously, or as a self-indulgence
 < swarming into New Orleans to splurge millions during a five-day sports program — Newsweek >
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