Lavish

(a.)

1. large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money

大量的；给人印象深刻的；耗资巨大的

(syn.) extravagant, luxuriously

e.g. lavish gifts/costumes/celebrations

丰富的礼品；昂贵的服装；规模盛大的庆典

e.g. They lived a very lavish lifestyle.

他们过着挥霍无度的生活。

e.g. They rebuilt the house on an even more lavish scale than before.

他们重造了房子，规模甚至比以前更大。

e.g. Before passing the threshold, I paused to admire quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front, and especially about the principal door.

在跨进门槛之前，我停步瞻仰一下布满在住宅正面，尤其在大门周围的那许多古里古怪的石刻。

2. lavish (with/in sth): giving or doing sth generously

慷慨的；大方的

e.g. He was lavish in his praise for her paintings.

他大力赞扬她的绘画。

(v.)

(phr. v.)

lavish sth on/upon sb/sth: to give a lot of sth, often too much, to sb/sth

过分给予；滥施

e.g. She lavishes most of her attention on her youngest son.

她对她小儿子过于关爱。

引申：lavishly

(ad.) lavishly illustrated

有大量插图

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