学个词Learn a Word 第1559-lavish

  今天我们要学的词是lavish¹. Lavish, 形容词，意思 “大方的，铺张浪费的”。雅虎公司以7100万美元的高薪聘请玛丽莎.迈耶出任CEO, Mayer's pay package is by far the most lavish that Yahoo has offered to its recent string of CEOs. 到目前为止，迈耶的综合薪金是雅虎最近几任CEO中最高的。美国公共服务管理局再爆丑闻，It has been revealed that the General Services Administration lavishly² spent more than a quarter-million dollars for a one-day awards ceremony in 2010. 公共服务管理局被爆在2010年为一个为期一天的发奖仪式挥霍无度，花费公款超过25万美元。好的，今天我们学习的词是 lavish， lavish，lavish...

1 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

2 lavishly   

adv.慷慨地，大方地

参考例句：

• His house was lavishly adorned.他的屋子装饰得很华丽。
• The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour.这本书里有大量全彩插图。