opulence

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n.  财富；富裕; 丰富，富饶；大量; 富裕（或繁荣）状况；丰富（或丰满）状态（亦作 opulency）

TOEFLIELTS

BNC.21153 / COCA.21823

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 豪华的；奢侈的；富丽堂皇的
  Opulentthings or places look grand and expensive.
  1. ...an opulent office on Wimpole Street in London's West End.
     伦敦西区温波尔街上的一间豪华办公室
• ADJ-GRADED 富有的；阔绰的；挥金如土的
  Opulentpeople are very wealthy and spend a lot of money.
  1. Most of the cash went on supporting his opulent lifestyle.
     大部分现金都花在了维系他挥金如土的生活方式上。

英英释义

noun

• wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  Synonym:luxuryluxuriousnesssumptuousness

双语例句

• Fleets of vessels are despatched, at great expense, to collect the dung of petrels and penguins at the South Pole, and the incalculable element of opulence which we have on hand, we send to the sea.
  我们花了大量开支，派船队到南极去收集海燕和企鹅的粪，而手边不可估量的致富因素却流入海洋。
• Such discoveries of leaders 'spectacular opulence are hardly unique in recent history; in fact, they've become sadly familiar.
  在近代史上，一国领导人蔚为壮观的财富王国突然大白于天下，这种事并不稀罕；非常可悲的是，这一幕其实屡见不鲜。
• Who would guess from her beaded and bejeweled opulence that she waits each year at this time to spread lavish holiday cheer among those less fortunate?
  从她的饰以珠子珠宝的富裕妆饰上，谁可曾想到，每年的那个时候，她都在等待着，来给那些不幸的人传布慷慨的节日慰问？
• The 14-storey apartment blocks seem oddly out of place, not only because of their opulence but because their many empty flats are a haven of calm in an otherwise busy area.
  这些14层高的公寓楼看上去与周遭环境格格不入，不仅因为它们看上去富丽堂皇，还因为里面许多空置的住房成为这个繁华地区宁静的一角。
• You came here to drink in the grandeur of the Winter Palace, to float down the majestic canals, to be transported to its gilded czarist opulence.
  来到这里，你可以在冬宫的宏伟中享受琼浆，搭船漂过宏伟的运河，一睹沙皇金碧辉煌的财富。
• He owes his opulence to work hard.
  他的财富乃辛勤工作得来。
• In fact, the building itself shows splashes of opulence and decadence, although this does nothing to change the respect shown for the warriors of the order trained here.
  事实上，骑士分团建筑极为浮奢豪华，在此训练的骑士团员们亦对此安之若素，并无丝毫反感。
• Tasteful opulence in form, decoration, or presentation.
  有品味；以有品味的方式。
• So the liner, whose name was meant to be synonymous with opulence, in at least one instance relied on cheap materials.
  因此，这艘名字寓意着豪华的轮船至少在一个方面用了廉价材料。
• The estate had formerly belonged to a gentleman of opulence and taste, who had bestowed some considerable attention to the adornment of his grounds His manners, when he liked, were those of a finished gentleman of the old school.
  这庄园以前的主人是一位富裕、高雅的绅士，在环境的修饰上颇费过一番心血。他的风度，碰上他高兴的时候，倒不失为老派的优雅的绅士风度。