conspicuous consumption

noun

1. 夸耀性消费；炫耀性购买
   the buying of expensive goods in order to impress people and show them how rich you are

1. N-UNCOUNT 炫耀性消费
   Conspicuous consumption means spending your money in such a way that other people can see how wealthy you are.
   1. It was an age of conspicuous consumption — those who had money liked to display it.
      那是一个炫耀性消费的年代——有钱人都喜欢炫富。

1. It was an age of conspicuous consumption — those who had money liked to display it.
   那是一个炫耀性消费的年代——有钱人都喜欢炫富。
2. The final frontier in conspicuous consumption: space.
   炫耀性消费的最后阵地是太空。
3. The Robb Report, a monthly bible of conspicuous consumption, recently published its'21 Ultimate Gifts'in time for the holidays.
   跟踪炫耀性消费的月刊《罗博报告》（RobbReport）最近公布了今年假日期间的“21件终极大礼”。
4. We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption.
   我们必须避免过分放纵和铺张浪费。
5. The power of photography as a world language will enrich the lives of the Chinese middle class, which increasingly looks to foreign travel and museum visits as more viable options than conspicuous consumption.
   作为一种世界语言，摄影的力量将会充实中国中产阶级的生活，他们渐渐觉得，出国旅游和参观博物馆是比炫耀性消费更可取的选择。
6. The Singles 'Day holiday, when unattached adults buy gifts for themselves, was created by students in 1993, but Alibaba has turned it into a festival of conspicuous consumption that has surpassed world shopping records.
   光棍节是单身成年人为自己购买礼物的节日，原本由学生群体在1993年创建，但阿里巴巴已将它转变成一个炫耀性消费节日，创下了购物的世界纪录。
7. The latest to pop the champagne corks of conspicuous consumption is China.
   一名清洁工站在北京一家奢侈品商店的橱窗外，她身后是卡地亚手表的广告最新开启炫耀性消费香槟酒瓶塞的国度是中国。
8. Conspicuous Consumption, Economic Development and Optimum Tax Policy; The government has put a prohibitive tax on foreign goods.
   炫耀性消费、经济增长和最优税收政策政府对外国货征收抑制性税率。
9. This is because the rich are getting richer everywhere, not just in Asia, and as they do so their capacity for conspicuous consumption of art is expanding.
   原因在于，世界所有地方不仅仅是亚洲的富人都在变得更富，在此过程中，他们显著的艺术品消费能力也在不断扩大。
10. Because of these women, conspicuous consumption lost some of its status, just as high birth and high culture had previously.
    由于这些女人的存在，炫耀消费失去了某些地位，正如早先的高贵出身和高雅文化一样。
11. Giving money to charity is thus more akin to conspicuous consumption than it is to blatant benevolence.
    这样，向慈善机构捐款就更类似于一种挥霍而不是炫耀自己的善行。
12. Since then, conspicuous consumption appears to have increased.
    在那之后，（富人）的大肆挥霍日益明显。
13. It will be nowhere near the conspicuous consumption the West is enjoying now but it will be comfortable and sustainable.
    它不可能类似于西方现在所享受的挥霍性消费，它是舒适的、并且是可持续的。
14. An Empirical Study of the Effects of Vanity and Money Attitudes on College Students 'Propensity to Conspicuous Consumption
    虚荣特性、金钱态度对大学生炫耀性消费倾向影响的实证研究
15. Such conspicuous consumption is already turning parts of Singapore into something of a high-end brand theme park for wealthy visitors, says Jim prior, chief executive of the partners, a branding consultancy.
    品牌咨询公司thepartners首席执行官吉姆普赖尔（jimprior）表示，这些引人注目的消费已经将新加坡很多地区变成了供富裕游客享受的高端品牌主题乐园。
16. Exploratory study on Chinese only-child generation's motives of conspicuous consumption
    中国独生代消费者炫耀性消费动机的实证分析
17. Punendu Kumar at consulting firm Technopak says residents here were not known for conspicuous consumption in the past, but that is changing.
    泰克诺帕克资讯公司的库马尔说，这里的居民们炫耀性的消费过去不为人知，但现在情况改变了。
18. This tendency towards conspicuous consumption also extends well beyond the ranks of the wealthy.
    此外，这种炫耀性消费的倾向并不只是富人才有。
19. Empirical Study on Relationship between Self-concept Attribution and Conspicuous Consumption Behavior
    自我概念归因与炫耀性消费行为关系的实证研究
20. Migrant workers go door to door like rag men, buying up the cast-offs of Shanghai's conspicuous consumption, designer water bottles and flat screen television boxes which would otherwise clog up the city's landfills.
    民工们像废品回收商一样，逐门逐户地收购上海炫耀性消费的废弃物、高级矿泉水的瓶子和平板电视的包装箱&如果没有他们，这些废弃物将堆满上海的垃圾填埋场。
21. Indeed, conspicuous consumption and waste are an important part of social display.
    事实上，显著的消费和浪费都是社会现实的一个重要组成部分。
22. The legitimate qualms articulated above too easily become rationalizations for conspicuous consumption.
    上面谈到的合乎情理的疑虑非常容易变为高消费的理由。
23. In this paper, the author first presented a brief introduction to Veblen's thoughts on conspicuous consumption.
    本文中，笔者对凡勃伦的炫耀性消费思想作了简略的探讨；
24. Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
    引人注目地挥霍贵重财物是有闲绅士取得名声的手段。
25. Face Consciousness, Status Consumption Tendency and Conspicuous Consumption Behavior& Theoretical Relationship Model and Empirical Research
    面子意识、地位消费倾向与炫耀性消费行为&理论关系模型及实证检验
26. MS Davies highlighted the growth of conspicuous consumption in China.
    戴维斯强调了中国炫富消费的增长。
27. Three Dimensional Motivation Structures on Conspicuous Consumption& Based on the One-child Generation of Consumers 'Explorative Study
    炫耀性消费的三维动机结构&基于独生代消费者的探索性研究
28. Conspicuous consumption will be frowned upon.
    炫富消费将令人皱眉。

noun

1. buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth