单词	lavish
释义	lavish1 adjectivelavish2 verb lavishlav‧ish1 /ˈlævɪʃ/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINlavish1 Origin: 1400-1500 lavish ‘too great quantity’ (15-16 centuries), from Old French lavasse ‘heavy rain’, from laver ‘to wash’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a lavish apartment The restaurant has a lavish dessert menu. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A lavish fete rings in the historic day. Besides his lavish entertaining, he wore expensive gabardine suits and handmade shoes. For much of his Mastership the stipend paid by the Company actually fell below the far from lavish £10 to only £9. If Huffington is any model, Forbes's lavish spending itself may enhance his stature. If you have to buy a customer with lavish entertainment, you might as well buy your way out of every problem. Nevertheless, the stringent regimen that was normality for many - even in a lavish burg - was staggering back towards normal. The path wound off into soiled twilight purples, lavish and darkly tangled, vanishing altogether after a few yards. You can dish up lavish meals without doing anything more than popping a ready meal in the microwave. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► lavish scale  a royal palace on a lavish scale ► lavish lifestyle  a lavish lifestyle COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a lavish gift (=a large, impressive, or expensive gift)· She received lavish gifts of jewellery and clothes. ► a lavish/extravagant lifestyle (=in which you buy or do expensive things)· How can he afford such a lavish lifestyle? ► a lavish party (=one where a lot of money has been spent)· He threw lavish parties for his celebrity friends. ► heap/lavish praise on somebody (=praise them a lot)· Ireland's manager has heaped praise on his team. ► lavish praise (=very high praise)· United’s captain received lavish praise from his manager. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► lifestyle · Emmett said in court that his lavish lifestyle came from businesses he ran selling second-hand cars and double-glazing. ► party · The lavish party is still talked about today.· Held in a sprawling Phoenix convention center, the lavish party is big enough to accommodate four or five bands simultaneously.· Industry heavyweights routinely spend millions of dollars on extravagant booths and lavish parties. ► praise · The instrument more than justifies your lavish praise and I am delighted with it in every respect.· Uncle Shim laid lavish praise on my parents for the quality of the food, the effort in preparation. ► scale · At Kaiserslauten he built a royal palace of red stone on a lavish scale.· He had held his Christmas court at Talmont, north of La Rochelle, and distributed gifts on a lavish scale.· But the improver is into intellectual nourishment on a lavish scale.· King Edward visited several times when shooting parties and other entertaining took place on a lavish scale.· Several pounds of flesh Never before in history have the poor financed the rich on such a lavish scale. 1large, impressive, or expensive:  a royal palace on a lavish scale a lavish lifestyle The food was lavish.2very generouslavish with/in We were always lavish with financial aid in times of crisis. He was always lavish in his praise of my efforts.—lavishly adverb:  their lavishly illustrated catalogue—lavishness noun [uncountable] lavish1 adjectivelavish2 verb lavishlavish2 ●○○ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE lavish Simple Form Present I, you, we, they lavish he, she, it lavishes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they lavished Present perfect I, you, we, they have lavished he, she, it has lavished Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had lavished Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will lavish Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have lavished Continuous Form Present I am lavishing he, she, it is lavishing you, we, they are lavishing Past I, he, she, it was lavishing you, we, they were lavishing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been lavishing he, she, it has been lavishing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been lavishing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be lavishing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been lavishing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A parish as wealthy as Holy Trinity, he believed, should not be lavishing its resources on itself. Allen apparently thinks little about lavishing some of his billions on companies that may or may not prove successful. From then on, act as if you've never met her before, avoid the mundane and lavish her with compliments. Local officials traditionally lavish entertainment on national officials who dole out money for public works and other local projects. Now your son is lavishing upon the computer the attention he would give to any new, rewarding and particularly attractive toy. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto give generously► be generous · We've received thousands of dollars to help the children -- people have been incredibly generous.be generous to · He was very generous to her when they divorced, and let her keep the house and the car.be generous with something (=give a lot of something) · When it comes to training, Marion's always been generous with her time. ► lavish something on : lavish gifts/attention/affection etc on someone to give a lot of gifts, attention etc to someone, especially in an uncontrolled or wasteful way: · When the series was first shown, the media lavished praise on its creator David Lynch.· Pet owners lavish love and attention on animals because they're a lot easier to deal with than their fellow human beings. ► shower : shower somebody with gifts/affection/praise etc to give someone a lot of gifts, love, prizes etc: · Trudi was treated as a special guest and was showered with gifts everywhere she went.· His family loved him so much they showered him with affection.shower something on/upon somebody: · When Elvis first became famous he had honours and awards showered upon him. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a lavish gift (=a large, impressive, or expensive gift)· She received lavish gifts of jewellery and clothes. ► a lavish/extravagant lifestyle (=in which you buy or do expensive things)· How can he afford such a lavish lifestyle? ► a lavish party (=one where a lot of money has been spent)· He threw lavish parties for his celebrity friends. ► heap/lavish praise on somebody (=praise them a lot)· Ireland's manager has heaped praise on his team. ► lavish praise (=very high praise)· United’s captain received lavish praise from his manager. to give someone or something a lot of love, praise, money etclavish something on/upon somebody He lavished attention on her.lavish somebody with something Hug your children and lavish them with love.
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