lavishes

英 [ˈlævɪʃɪz]

美 [ˈlævɪʃɪz]

v.  滥花; 乱给; 浪费
lavish的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 铺张的；奢侈的；盛大的
  If you describe something aslavish, you mean that it is very elaborate and impressive and a lot of money has been spent on it.
  1. ...a lavish party to celebrate Bryan's fiftieth birthday...
     庆祝布赖恩50寿辰的盛大宴会
  2. 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。
  3. The sets and costumes are lavish.
     布景和服装极尽奢华。
• ADJ-GRADED （花费）挥霍的；（赞美等）慷慨给予的；（行为）毫无节制的
  If you say that spending, praise, or the use of something islavish, you mean that someone spends a lot or that something is praised or used a lot.
  1. Critics attack his lavish spending and flamboyant style...
     评论家抨击他大肆挥霍、恣意张扬的作风。
  2. The book drew lavish praise from literary critics.
     文学评论家们对此书好评如潮。
• ADJ-GRADED （人）过分慷慨的，挥霍的
  If you say that someone islavishin the way they behave, you mean that they give, spend, or use a lot of something.
  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。
  2. He was always a lavish spender.
     他花钱总是大手大脚。
• VERB 滥花；浪费；非常（或过分）慷慨地给予
  If youlavishmoney, affection, or praiseonsomeone or something, you spend a lot of money on them or give them a lot of affection or praise.
  1. Prince Sadruddin lavished praise on Britain's contributions to world diplomacy...
     萨德鲁丁王子大力赞扬英国对世界外交作出的贡献。
  2. The emperor promoted the general and lavished him with gifts.
     皇帝擢升了将军并赏给他丰厚的礼物。

双语例句

• John lavishes care on his only son.
  约翰对他的独生儿子过分溺爱。
• I have a new female boss who lavishes a vast amount of time and money on her appearance, mincing around in tight skirts and high heels, and very done hair.
  我的新任女老板把大量时间和金钱花在了外表上，她穿着紧身裙和高跟鞋到处晃悠，头发打理的也非常精心。
• If a father lavishes praise on his daughter and demonstrates that she is a worthwhile person, she'll feel very good about herself in relation to men.
  如果父亲对女儿大加赞赏，并表示她是一个可爱的人，她将会在与男人交往时自我感觉良好；
• Watching lavishes students'precious learning time, which can give rise to the decrease in their learning efficiency.
  看电视浪费了学生宝贵的学习时间，这将导致学生学习效率的下降。
• My mother often lavishes us with attention.
  我妈妈经常对我们关心得太多。
• For example, mum will have a special bond with her sensitive, arty son, while dad lavishes attention on his sporty daughter.
  例如，母亲也许和她那个敏感、喜欢附庸风雅的儿子特别亲近，而父亲则会十分关注自己爱好运动的女儿。
• She lavishes most of her attention on her youngest son.
  她把她的大部分注意力都花费在她最小的儿子身上。
• What the government lavishes on grants to the states or high-speed trains is precisely offset by lower spending on cars or forklifts.
  政府在发放给各州的拨款或高速铁路中的大肆花费必然可以通过降低汽车或叉车开支来抵消。
• Mary lavishes money on clothing.
  玛丽在衣着上乱花钱。
• The government is supposed to endeavour to raise people's living standard and never lavishes the limited government revenue.
  政府应该致力于提高人们的生活水平，不应该浪费有限的税收。