extravagant

形容词 extravagant:

1. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
   同义词：excessive, exuberant, overweening
2. recklessly wasteful
   同义词：prodigal, profligate, spendthrift

1. She accused us of being extravagant talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
   她指责我们铺张浪费--老鸹别嫌猪黑！
2. The firm is big on extravagant promotion drives.
   这家公司正大搞推销运动。
3. In his youth he was an extravagant epicurean.
   他年轻时是个花花公子。
4. She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties.
   她的聚会十分铺张，新闻界对她大加嘲弄。
5. Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant.
   浪费的以浪费为特征或倾向于浪费的; 挥霍的
6. It was the most extravagant purchase I have ever made.
   这是我买过的最奢侈的东西。
7. Don't be so extravagant; spend your money more carefully.
   不要如此挥霍; 花钱要更小心。
8. He makes the most extravagant claims for his new system.
   他对他的新制度提出过分的要求。

ex.trav.a.gant

adj.（形容词）
Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure:
浪费的：花费过多或轻率花费的：
例句：
extravagant members of the imperial court.
浪费的皇家成员

Exceeding reasonable bounds:
过度的，过分的：超过合理范围的：
例句：
extravagant demands.See Synonyms at excessive
过分的要求参见 excessive

Extremely abundant; profuse:
极为丰富的；大量的：
例句：
extravagant vegetation.
茂盛的植被

Unreasonably high; exorbitant:
过高的；过分的：
例句：
extravagant fees.
过高的收费

Archaic Straying beyond limits or bounds; wandering.
【古语】 游荡的，流浪的：流浪超过界限的；游荡的

来源：
Middle English [unusual, rambling]
中古英语 [不寻常的，漫游]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin extr3vag3ns extr3vagant- [present participle of] extr3vag3ro [to wander]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 extr3vag3ns extr3vagant- [] extr3vag3ro的现在分词 [徘徊]
Latin extr3 [outside] * see extra-
拉丁语 extr3 [在外面] *参见 extra-
Latin vag3ro [to wander]
拉丁语 vag3ro [漂泊]

【引伸】
extrav.agantly
adv.（副词）
extrav.agantness
n.（名词）