Splurge



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.炫耀, 摆阔
• ［英］ n.炫耀, 摆阔 ( an ostentatious effort, display, or expenditure)
• ［记］ 缩合组词: spl＝splash ( 溅水) ＋ ( s) urge ( 浪潮) -> 像泼水般花钱 -> 挥霍
• ［例］ splurge out regally ( 像帝王般花钱)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: perhaps blend of splash and surge
• Date: 1830
• an ostentatious effort, display, or expenditure

II. verb (splurged; splurging)

• Date: 1843
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to make a splurge
  • 2. to indulge oneself extravagantly — often used with on<splurge on a new dress>
• transitive verb
  • to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously

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