| 单词 | splurge |
| 释义 | splurge (once / 11554 pages) vn To splurge is to indulge yourself. You can also go on a splurge if you spend a lot or act extravagantly in another way. Anyone might have a cupcake. If you have 10 cupcakes, that's a splurge. When you go on a splurge or are splurging, it usually applies to money. Splurging happens when you see a lot of things you want — or even one very expensive thing — and buy it, even though you might not be able to afford it. When you splurge, you're going wild in some way. A splurge is sometimes called a binge. WORD FAMILYsplurge: splurged, splurges, splurging USAGE EXAMPLESAnd since it is New Year’s Eve, why not splurge with Champagne and chanterelles!? Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) All told, the whimsical splurge will run a little less than 1 percent more than last year, largely because of slow economic growth. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) However, the Chinese infrastructure splurge was meant in part to offset weak economic growth. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1v indulge oneself I splurged on a new TV Syn|Hyper fling consume, squander, ware, waste spend extravagantly 2v be showy or ostentatious Hyper flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously 3n any act of immoderate indulgence a splurge of spending Syn|Hyper binge, orgy humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering the act of indulging or gratifying a desire 4n an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) Hyper fanfare, flash, ostentation a gaudy outward display |
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