luxuries
奢侈品,奢华,豪华,财富
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plural lux·u·ries.
- : a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
- : free or habitual indulgence in or enjoyment of comforts and pleasures in addition to those necessary for a reasonable standard of well-being: a life of luxury on the French Riviera.
- : a means of ministering to such indulgence or enjoyment: This travel plan gives you the luxury of choosing which countries you can visit.
- : a pleasure out of the ordinary allowed to oneself: the luxury of an extra piece of the cake.
- : a foolish or worthless form of self-indulgence: the luxury of self-pity.
- : Archaic. lust; lasciviousness; lechery.
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- : of, relating to, or affording luxury: a luxury hotel.
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Examples
It represented everything about the kind of comfort and the little luxuries in life that a good glass of Scotch can afford us.
The Victorian-Romanesque hotel, Mansion on Forsyth Park, equipped with modern luxuries, offers the best of both worlds.
Yet, aside from the Porsche and a developing taste for cocaine, he indulged in few luxuries.
For people who like luxuries but may be strapped, having dedicated funds to support an expensive coffee habit can be very useful.
These are just playtime politics, luxuries for the leisure class.
New and feverish desires for luxuries replace each older want as satisfied.
A crust of bread and clear air are far preferable to luxuries enveloped in clouds of smoke and heaps of filth.
It is a known fact that the third class traffic pays for the ever-increasing luxuries of first and second class travelling.
However, I had no money to indulge in such luxuries, so on leaving Cambridge I looked to journalism for a living.
The Americans are in no small part responsible for these high prices and foolish luxuries.