luxury的意思|luxury的解释-里氏词典

luxury ['lʌkʃәri]

n. 奢侈, 豪华

a. 奢侈的, 豪华的

[经] 奢侈品

luxury

[ noun ]

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

<noun.attribute>

the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

<noun.attribute>

wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

<noun.state>

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.

Forte, which is said to be attempting to persuade shareholders in the Savoy Group to support its ambitions for a combined luxury hotel group, moved ahead in early trading before sliding back to close a halfpenny ahead at 231 1/2p.
In a country where not everybody can get a telephone, a sumptuous, illegally built luxury hideaway for top army brass had phones in the sauna and on docks within arm's reach of fishing generals.
Also, consumption of a luxury product like chocolate can't be expanded too far, he said.
Sotheby's Holdings Inc., the parent company, which also includes a luxury real estate brokerage business principally in the U.S., said it won't receive any proceeds from the sale; the shares are all being sold by current holders.
About 75% of Daimler's group revenue and most of its profits are attributable to sales and leasing of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and commercial vehicles.
Several foreign car makers are raising prices on their 1988 U.S. models, reflecting more-powerful engines or more luxury options.
A price hike could further dampen sales that already "need stimulation." The biggest price jump on passenger cars came on Ford's top three luxury models.
'It bores me even to think of such a trip, not that I mind luxury and lashings of delicious food and starting to drink at 11am with a glass of champagne to steady the stomach.
"It's a luxury life there," says Jamaa Abdul-Fadil, who arrived home in Cairo on his annual vacation just four days before the invasion.
"They're always looking at Mercedes, but most of them can't afford to go for that much luxury," he says.
Brigades mobilized in the streets and soon after the first shots were fired a group of men in civilian clothes carrying assault rifles stormed the luxury Marriott Hotel and rounded up a dozen foreign guests.
Private schools do have that luxury.
A spa is merely a mineral spring or hotel built around springs; luxury is not a requisite. This is certainly true with Budapest.
Small yards that produce luxury, custom-built boats say business is still buoyant.
The Lexus LS 400 is Toyota's first V-8 four-door luxury sedan. The car has 250 horsepower and a top speed of 150 mph.
Many rural black women of her day didn't have the luxury of a doctor's or hospital's care when their children were born, she said.
Afterward, Hiroshi gave me a ride to the mid-priced hotel where I would spend the next night wallowing in the putrefaction of relative luxury.
What the brochures don't say is that this new luxury Israeli resort is a mile down the beach from a sprawling refugee camp called Khan Yunis, where nine Palestinians have been killed since rioting began in Gaza in December.
The actress is a spokeswoman for the luxury development at Williams Island, which underwrote the dinner for the second year.
But since then, he has abandoned his plan to turn the unusual structure into a luxury hideaway for the elite "because he doesn't think the leaky cave home would be a suitable hotel," Peterson lawyer Charles Medley said.
But San Antonio, a small market that hasn't supported sports teams well in the past, hasn't yet surveyed interest in luxury boxes, a significant part of the financing plan.
Meanwhile the production of color television sets has increased 32 percent despite a new luxury tax.
The bitter legal battle was spawned by the discovery of gold in 1989 in the wreck of the S.S. Central America, a luxury steamship that sank in 8,000 feet of water, 160 miles off the coast of South Carolina.
The luxury liner was built in 1969 in West Germany and sold to the Soviets in 1974.
Meanwhile, new details emerged about the cult leaders, who are said to have driven luxury cars and worn expensive clothes bought with drug profits.
The Japanese are launching a full-tilt assault on the market segments where GM reaps much of its U.S. automotive profit: luxury cars and midpriced family sedans.
Ferrari is an Italian maker of luxury cars.
Grettenberger said he expected Cadillac to continue to command the lion's share of the luxury car market. holding on to its 26.8 percent share.
The Legend, the leader in Honda's luxury car line, will have few changes for 1990.
The luxury industry is now waiting to see where Mr Arnault will strike next - judging by his past form, it will not have long to wait.

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