"splurge" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 揮霍
• 奢侈消費

Definition

指花很多錢，特別是為了享受或購買不必要的奢侈品，有時是獎勵自己。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語，常用搭配是 'splurge on ...'（如“splurge on clothes”）。強調為了獎勵自己或享受而花大錢，帶有奢侈及享樂的意思。不同於普通的 'spend'，'splurge' 有愉悅和溺愛自己的感覺。

Examples

I want to splurge on a nice dinner tonight.

我今晚想**揮霍**一頓美餐。

She never splurges on expensive clothes.

她從不**揮霍**在貴衣服上。

He splurged on a new phone last week.

他上週**揮霍**買了新手機。

Sometimes it's okay to splurge a little on yourself.

有時候，適當**犒賞**自己一下也沒關係。

We decided to splurge and get front row tickets.

我們決定**大手一揮**買了前排票。

After working so hard, she felt she deserved to splurge a bit.

辛苦工作後，她覺得自己應該**犒賞**一下。