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单词 splurge
释义
splurgesplurge /splɜːdʒ $ splɜːrdʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsplurge
Origin:
1800-1900 Perhaps from splash + surge
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
splurge
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysplurge
he, she, itsplurges
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysplurged
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave splurged
he, she, ithas splurged
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad splurged
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill splurge
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have splurged
Continuous Form
PresentIam splurging
he, she, itis splurging
you, we, theyare splurging
PastI, he, she, itwas splurging
you, we, theywere splurging
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been splurging
he, she, ithas been splurging
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been splurging
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be splurging
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been splurging
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • We splurged on an expensive hotel in Chicago.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Canned salmon sold at eleven cents a can, and Aunt Pat splurged now and then and served fried salmon cakes.
  • If you want to splurge a little more, a compact-disc changer is available for $ 595.
  • The 11 official sponsors are expected to splurge a further f lOOm between them on marketing.
  • The best way is to work out a weekly budget and avoid the temptation to splurge out at the beginning of term.
  • Within a couple of months I'd splurged about £2,500 on all sorts of high-fashion clothes.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to pay money for something so that you can own it: · I’ve just bought a new car.· The painting was bought by a museum in New York.
formal to buy something, especially something large or expensive, in a business deal or by a legal contract: · They purchased 5,000 acres of land.
formal to become the owner of something large or expensive such as property, a company, or a valuable object: · In 2007 the business was acquired by a Dutch company.· Television companies were then allowed to acquire more stations.
especially spoken to buy something, especially ordinary things such as food, clothes, or things for your house: · Did you remember to get some bread?· I never know what to get Dad for his birthday.
informal to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap, or because you want it very much and you are worried that someone else might buy it first: · Real estate in the area is being snapped up by developers.
informal to buy something, especially something ordinary such as food or a newspaper, or something that you have found by chance and are pleased about owning: · Could you pick up some milk on your way home?· It’s just a little thing I picked up when I was in Kathmandu.
to buy a lot of something you use regularly, because you may not be able to buy it later, or because you are planning to use more of it than usual: · The supermarkets are full of people stocking up for the New Year’s holiday.· We always stock up on cheap wine when we go to France.· Before the blizzard, we stocked up on food.
British English informal American English informal to buy something you would not usually buy, because it is too expensive, in order to celebrate an event or make yourself feel good: · Why don’t you splash out on a new dress for the party?· We splurged on an expensive hotel for the last night of the vacation.
to spend more money than you can usually afford SYN  splash outsplurge (something) on something Within a couple of months, I’d splurged about £2,500 on clothes. see thesaurus at buysplurge noun [countable]
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