lavish學測 L6KK [ˈlævɪʃ]/ˈlævɪʃ/
奢華的;鋪張的·慷慨大方的·大量給予
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The vendor at the night market gave us a lavish portion of oyster omelet, much more than we paid for.

夜市攤販給我們的蚵仔煎份量很豪邁,遠比我們付的錢還多。

lavish 身兼形容詞與動詞:形容場面奢華鋪張,也能當動詞表示對某人毫不吝惜、大量給予。

一個畫面:杯滿外溢

斟到滿溢液體多到滿出杯緣外
傾身倒滿毫不吝惜地為人倒滿
整壺傾倒把整壺財富倒向某人

義項

豪華派對C1adjective奢華的;鋪張的
They held a lavish wedding with great food, live music, and fireworks.
他們辦了一場奢華的婚禮,有豐盛的美食、現場音樂和煙火表演。
a lavish partya lavish wedding
讚美滿滿C1adjective慷慨大方的
The teacher was lavish in her praise of the students' hard work.
老師對學生的努力讚不絕口,毫不吝惜稱讚。
lavish praiselavish attention
傾囊而出C1verb大量給予
The rich man decided to lavish his money on building schools for poor children.
這位有錢人決定把錢大量投入,為貧困兒童蓋學校。
lavish moneylavish gifts

片語

lavish praise讚美如潮 →毫不保留地稱讚
lavish spending揮金如土 →花錢極度大手筆
lavish lifestyle奢華生活 →極盡奢華的日常
lavishly decorated裝飾奢華 →布置得金碧輝煌

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The rich man decided to ___ his money on building schools. (lavish / lavishly)

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lavish

此處是動詞不定詞用法,lavishly 是副詞,不能接在 to 後面。

'The teacher was lavish in her praise of the students' hard work.' 這裡的 lavish 最接近哪個意思?(A) 場面奢華 (B) 慷慨大方地給予 (C) 大量花費金錢

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(B)

此句形容給予讚美的態度,對應「慷慨大方的」語意,而非奢華排場。

字族

lavishly 奢華地;不吝惜地・lavishness 奢華;豐厚

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extravagant花費超出所需,帶貶義

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