Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
经常债台高筑。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

despite [dɪ'spaɪt] 词频2 词根: 观看
prep. 不管;尽管（自己）不愿意;不在乎;虽有; n. 侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;轻蔑的拒绝或不承认;
💡 de(down)+spi(see)+te(名词后缀)→侮辱；轻蔑；不顾；纵使
"Despite being a big star, she's very approachable."
她虽然是个大明星，却非常平易近人。
近义：indocility, rancor, rancour, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy
extravagant [ɪk'strævəgənt] 词频3 词根: vaga
adj. 过度的，过分的;奢侈的，浪费的;放肆的;大量的;
💡 extra以外的，超过的+vag漫游+ant形容词后缀 →超出想象的程度→奢侈的
"She scandalized her family with her extravagant lifestyle."
她奢侈的生活方式令家人侧目。
近义：gaudy, odd, offbeat, outlandish, outre, weird 反义：ordinary, regular, standard, usual, conventional, customary
debt [dɛt] 词频1 词根: debt
n. 债务;负债情况;义务;罪，过失;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房条件差与负债以及贫困相关联。
近义：indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement 反义：outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
船员用备用的木板在船上赶制了一只应急用的舵，并克服重重困难将舵安装就位，
Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
弗兰克轻轻地把陶器拿出箱子，突然发现在箱底有一幅微型画，
At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
警察听后讥讽地说，这大可不必，因为他俩已被逮捕了。
If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.
如果大海肆虐起来，你就可能晕船，那种难受劲儿是任何一种别的旅行的方式都不会带来的。