| 单词 | extravaganza |
| 释义 | extravaganza noun[C] uk/ɪkˌstræv.əˈɡæn.zə/us/ɪkˌstræv.əˈɡæn.zə/alarge,exciting, andexpensiveeventorentertainment: 铺张华丽的娱乐表演amusical/danceextravaganza场面宏大华丽的歌曲汇演／舞蹈盛宴 a three-hour extravaganza ofcountrymusic长达3个小时的盛大的乡村音乐会 Spectacles & performances
Examplesofextravaganzaextravaganza Looking at draped architectures, what one sees is the display ofextravaganza, impetuousness, and technological virtuosity. From theCambridge English Corpus His four-hour extravaganzas and unamplified drums demanded frequent changes of drummers. From theCambridge English Corpus It still works best as a visualextravaganzaand sounds on disc like one of its composer's least focussed inventions. From theCambridge English Corpus Burlesque seems to have grown directly out ofextravaganza. From theCambridge English Corpus Here and there in their historical retrospect they treated us to a delightfulextravaganzain the art of special pleading. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Could he abate thisextravaganzaand introduce some economy into the statistical departments? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who will pay for the gerrymanderingextravaganzathat we are about to embark on? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am glad that he referred to continuing the present process rather than referring to some new grand round-tableextravaganza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had a consistent campaign about the warble fly, so he should not indulge in thisextravaganza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It really is high time that the billions in subsidy that keep this nuclearextravaganzaafloat were cut off. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The host cities have dug deep into their own pockets to fund this socialextravaganza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are an alternative to the backgardenextravaganzawhich often costs the earth and is over in a very short time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When one considers our real needs and how those needs could possibly be met far more quickly and at far less cost, could we seriously embark on thisextravaganza? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a monstrousextravaganza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The present proposal is a bureaucraticextravaganza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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