1 [U] the enjoyment of expensive and beautiful things; a very comfortable and enjoyable situation 奢侈;奢华;豪华:
They are said to be living in luxury in Barbados.听说他们在巴巴多斯过着穷奢极侈的生活。to lead a life of luxury过奢华的生活a luxury hotel/car/yacht豪华旅馆╱汽车╱游艇
2 [C] something that is enjoyable and expensive that you do not really need 奢侈品:
luxury goods, such as wine and chocolates奢侈品,如酒和巧克力
3 [U] [sing] a pleasure which you do not often have (不能够常常享有的)乐事,享受:
It was (an) absolute luxury to do nothing all weekend.整个周末闲着不做事,真是极其难得的享受。
luxury/ˋlʌkʃərI; ˈlʌkʃ$ri/n plural luxuries 1 [U] great comfort and pleasure, especially from beautiful or expensive things 奢华﹐奢侈: They lived a life of luxury . 他们过着奢侈的生活。in luxury They now live in luxury in Switzerland. 他们现在在瑞士过着奢侈的生活。We never had much money for luxury goods . 我们从来都买不起奢侈品。luxury car/home/hotel etc (=large and expensive) 豪华轿车/豪宅/豪华酒店等2 [C] something expensive that you want but do not need [ necessity ] 奢侈品: luxuries like chocolate and perfume 巧克力和香水之类的奢侈品A holiday is a luxury we can’t afford. 度假是奢侈的消费﹐非我们所能承担。3 afford/have/enjoy the luxury of sth to have or do something pleasant 能享受某种机会: They don’t have the luxury of choosing where to live. 他们没有条件选择在哪里居住。
luxuryluxuryluxuriesnoun1(no plural) a way of living when you have all the expensive and beautiful things you want: They live in luxury in a beautiful house in Barbados.a luxury hotel2(pluralluxuries) something that is very nice and expensive that you do not really need: Eating in a restaurant is a luxury for most people.