luxury
常考释义
1.[u]奢侈的享受;奢华the enjoyment of special and expensive things, particularly food and drink, clothes and surroundings
Now we'll be able to live in luxury for the rest of our lives.如今我们可在有生之年过豪华生活了。
to lead a life of luxury过奢侈的生活
a luxury hotel豪华酒店
luxury goods奢侈品
2.[c]奢侈品a thing that is expensive and enjoyable but not essential
small luxuries like chocolate and flowers像巧克力和鲜花之类的小奢侈品
I love having a long, hot bath─it's one of life's little luxuries .我喜欢在热水浴缸里多泡一会儿,这是生活里一种小小的享受。
It was a luxury if you had a washing machine in those days.那时候有洗衣机就算是奢侈了。
3.[u][sing]不常有的乐趣(或享受、优势)a pleasure or an advantage that you do not often have
We had the luxury of being able to choose from four good candidates for the job.我们的挑选余地大,有四位出色的职位候选人可供选择。
He said that he wished that he could have had the luxury to spend more time collecting impressions, mingling with Americans and travelling.
他说他希望自己能享有那份奢侈,花费更多时间经营自己的印象、与美国人交往和旅游。
Yet even the luxury industry's bolsters did not expect such a cork-popping recovery.
即使那些珠宝产业的支持这都对如此快速的恢复始料不及。
Certainly not directly -- you'd never say something like this directly. But any flash luxury brand is going to be embraced by these women.
当然没有直接的——你永远不能直截了当这么说。但是任何得豪华奢侈品牌都会被这些女人追捧。
After a week on the Maharajas' Express, India's new luxury train, the 7. 57 from Stoneleigh to Clapham Junction was a bit of a comedown.
在印度全新的豪华列车马哈拉贾号快车上度过一个星期之后,我们在7:57分从斯通莱到达克兰罕姆车站之后,感觉有点落魄。
He deserves a bit of luxury in the transfer market and he has done enough good to warrant a bit more time.
他应该在转会市场获得更多的权力和资金--他所做的一切让这种信任变得值得。
Do you know of any other species of luxury consumer?
各位读者,你知道还有其他类型的奢侈品消费者吗?
Believed to have been a great luxury, such a dish has never before been discovered in the former western Roman Empire.
该碗据信是一个大奢侈品,像这样的餐具在前西罗马帝国时期从未发现过。
Never was there such a bed, the luxury of a princess, such a bed as she had dreamed about her whole life.
从来没有过这种床,这种奢侈品只配给公主享受,她一辈子就巴望有这样一张床呀。
Yet even the luxury industry's boosters did not expect such a cork-popping recovery.
但是即使珠宝行业的支持者也没有预料到如此之迅速的复苏。
"Luxury, " he said, "is the enemy of observation. "
他说,“奢侈是观察者的大敌。”
Consumers said the price was not as important a consideration as quality and reputation when judging between luxury brands.
消费者称,在比较品牌包时,价格并没有质量和名誉重要。
This fall, the paper plans to introduce a stand-alone Web version of its weekly magazine How to Spend It, a forum for luxury advertisers.
今年秋天,该报计划引入一个为奢侈广告商提供的平台——《如何消费》周刊的独立网页版。
"We came to the conclusion that there was no such thing as a luxury outbound traveller from China, " says Paul Humphreys, chief executive.
“我们最终得出结论,中国根本不存在奢华出境游客这一说,”该公司首席执行官韩甫睿表示。
I felt as if it must be a fine thing to live in the country where there was such comfort and such luxury as this.
当时我觉得住在这么舒服、这么奢华的国度里准是件乐事。
If an apple cannot be eaten, I can only call it a luxury, which only women may be crazy for. . . . . .
如果苹果不能吃,我只能把它定义为奢侈品,只有女人们才会为之疯狂``````。
Analysts say the sanctions aimed at clamping down on luxury goods will crimp Mr Kim's ability to pamper those who keep him in power.
分析人士表示,上述对奢侈品的制裁措施,将使金正日笼络手下拥戴者的能力大打折扣。
The luxury-goods industry is often said to be immune to such ups and downs, since the mega-rich go on spending no matter what.
经常有人认为,这种变化对于奢侈品行业应该是没有影响的,因为富豪们在任何情况下都会慷慨出手。
Steel has been around for thousands of years, but so expensive to produce, it's always been a luxury item.
钢已有几千年的历史,但制造成本高昂,所以钢通常是一种奢侈品
Luxury goods companies seem to be betting on both scenarios, as well as trying new approaches to tap the rising class of consumers.
奢侈品公司似乎在两种方案上下了注,同时也在寻找新途径来推动上升中的消费群。
The house warm breath becomes more valuable, because this winter is not so much natural gas to meet the needs of our life of luxury.
房子里温暖的气息变得格外珍贵了,因为今冬没有那么多天然气来满足我们奢侈的生活了。
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