英语词汇“lavish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective | verb

lavishlavish1 /ˈlævɪʃ/ ●○○ adjective

ETYMOLOGYlavish¹

Origin: 1400-1500 lavish too great quantity (15-16 centuries), from Old French lavasse heavy rain

1[usually before noun] large, generous, or expensive: lavish gifts a lavish party2be lavish with/in something to give something very generously: He is always lavish with his praise. [Origin: 1400–1500 lavish too great quantity (15–16 centuries), from Old French lavasse heavy rain]—lavishly adverb: a lavishly illustrated book—lavishness noun [uncountable]

adjective | verb

lavishlavish2 ●○○ verb [transitive]

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

to give someone a lot of something such as expensive presents, love, or praise: lavish something on/upon somebody The teachers lavished praise on the winners.lavish somebody with something His followers lavished him with riches.