lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/ ●ˈlavish sth on sb/sth ( ˈlavish sth upon sb/sthmore formal) to give a lot of sth, often too much, to sb/sth过分给予;滥施◆They lavished such care on that house! 他们对那所房子的维护真是无微不至!◆He was jealous of the attention lavished on his sister. 妹妹得到了过多的关爱,他很嫉妒。◆Millions of pounds were lavished on restoring the building. 修复这一建筑耗费了数百万英镑。OBJattention, praise, careNOTEOften used in the passive.常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + prep]