1828, "ostentatious display," American English, of uncertain origin; originally among the class of words considered characteristic of "Western" (i.e. Kentucky) dialect. Perhaps a blend of splash and surge. The meaning "extravagant indulgence in spending" is first recorded 1928.
splurge (v.)
"to make an ostentatious display, to put on a splurge" (in the older sense of the noun), by 1843, from splurge (n.). Thornton's "American Glossary" has an 1848 citation defining splurge (v.) as "to expatiate at large, to appeal to broad and general principles." Meaning "to spend extravagantly" is by 1934. Related: Splurged; splurging.
双语例句
1. I'm confident that there's enough in the bank for a splurge on a great pair of shoes.
我相信，银行里存有足够的钱能让我破费一回买双好鞋。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The victory meeting should be one without any splurge.
庆功会应该开成一个毫不炫耀摆阔的会.
来自辞典例句
3. Billionaires swarmed into Nice to splurge millions during the summer holidays.
暑期休假时,亿万富翁们群趋尼斯挥霍了百万巨款.
来自辞典例句
4. And Mardi Gras , today, is a boisterous, bacchanalian splurge of music and mayhem.
但今天的谢肉节却成为欢腾喧闹 、 狂欢畅饮而又音乐和暴行杂陈的节日.
来自辞典例句
5. And now that American spending is faltering, a splurge is welcome.