出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第278页(243字)
讲究排场,追求形式而浪费人力物力,例以往每逢婚嫁丧诞时便大摆场面、铺张浪费的习尚,目前已不多见了。
In the old days it was the custom to spend lavishly on the occasion of a wedding or a funeral.Nowadays,such occasions are becoming rather rare.