luxuries n. 奢侈品(luxury的复数形式)
- His expenditure on pleasure and luxuries is rather high in proportion to his income.
他在乐趣和奢侈方面的支出远远地超出了他的收入比列。 - For now, avoid expenditures for luxuries like designer clothes or expensive jewelry, and don't schedule any new changes to your appearance for now.
对于现在,避免为奢侈品额外支出,例如设计师设计的服装,或昂贵珠宝,并且不要重新安排改变你的外貌。 - In the winter of 1957, three young doctors smile shyly in the picture. When they graduated from the university, bicycles were enviable luxuries for them.
1957年冬天,三名年轻女医生面对镜头露出羞涩的笑容。她们刚刚大学毕业,自行车对她们来说还是奢侈的物品。
Luxury \Lux"u*ry\, n.; pl. {Luxuries}. [L. luxuria, fr. luxus:
cf. F. luxure.]
1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or
anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or
tastes.
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury.
--Spectator.
2. Anything which pleases the senses, is not necessary for
life, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an
expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are
luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury.
Contrasted to {necessity}.
He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by
laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury
for a hermit. --Addison.
3. Lechery; lust. [Obs.] --Shak.
Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. --Chaucer.
4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Syn: Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality;
lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.