To spend money freely on something you would not normally allow yourself — a good meal, an expensive bag, a nicer hotel. The key is the feeling: the spending is a treat, done on purpose, with a small thrill and often a small guilt.

To spend money freely毫不手軟地花錢 on something you would not normally allow yourself花在你平常不會允許自己花的東西上 — a good meal, an expensive bag, a nicer hotel一頓好料理、一個昂貴的包包、一間更好的飯店。The key is the feeling重點在於那種感覺: the spending is a treat這筆花費是一種犒賞, done on purpose是刻意去做的, with a small thrill and often a small guilt帶著一點小小的興奮，也常常帶著一點小小的罪惡感。

You splurge on something (splurge on dinner), or you just splurge. It is also a noun: 'the trip was a bit of a splurge.' Note the tone, because this is where students go wrong — splurge is friendly, not a criticism.

You splurge on something你可以 splurge on 某樣東西 (splurge on dinner)（例如 splurge on dinner，在晚餐上大手筆）, or you just splurge或者單純說 splurge。It is also a noun它也可以當名詞用: 'the trip was a bit of a splurge.'像「the trip was a bit of a splurge」（這趟旅行有點揮霍） Note the tone要注意語氣, because this is where students go wrong因為這是學生最容易搞錯的地方 — splurge is friendly, not a criticismsplurge 是友善的字，不是在批評人。

When you say a friend splurged, you are half-teasing and half-approving. If you truly disapprove, English gives you waste or blow.

When you say a friend splurged當你說一個朋友 splurged, you are half-teasing and half-approving你是半調侃、半贊同的。If you truly disapprove如果你是真的不贊成, English gives you waste or blow英文會用 waste 或 blow 這種字。

Because of that warm tone, advertising loves the word, and shops will tell you to splurge on yourself. The word also stretches beyond money: people splurge on time, on calories, on a whole afternoon doing nothing.

Because of that warm tone正因為這種溫暖的語氣, advertising loves the word廣告很愛用這個字, and shops will tell you to splurge on yourself店家會叫你 splurge on yourself（好好寵愛自己一下）。The word also stretches beyond money這個字也不只用在花錢上: people splurge on time, on calories, on a whole afternoon doing nothing人們也會 splurge on time（奢侈地花時間）、splurge on calories（放縱地多吃）、splurge on 一整個下午什麼都不做。