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  • expense

    高中/CET4/CET6

    • 英 [ɪkˈspens]
    • 美 [ɪkˈspens]

    释义

    • 常用
    • 高考讲解
    • n.
      开销; 费用; 业务费
  • 词态变化

    • 复数: expenses;
  • 实用场景例句

    • 全部
    • 费用
    • 消耗
    • 花钱的东西

    Rumors circulated that he spared no expense to have an elevator fitted in the structure.

    传闻他不惜重金在建筑中装配了一部升降机。

    金山词霸

    Hiring an electric saw proves more economical than bearing the expense of buying it outright.

    租用电锯比承担直接购买的开支更为划算。

    金山词霸

    The group currently demonstrates greater discipline at the expense of its former energy.

    这支团队现在以牺牲过去的活力为代价,表现出更强的纪律性。

    金山词霸

    Superior services must not be sacrificed at the expense of their undeniable value.

    更优质的服务绝不能以牺牲它们不可否认的价值为代价。

    金山词霸

    Women's remarkable advancements in this study came at the expense of men's considerable setbacks.

    这项研究中,女性取得的显著进步是以男性遭受的重大挫折为代价的。

    金山词霸

    The educators willingly joined the program and bore every expense out of their own pockets.

    教育工作者们自愿加入该项目并自掏腰包承担了所有费用。

    金山词霸

    He appears to be enjoying himself at our expense.

    他看起来是在以我们为代价自娱自乐。

    金山词霸

    Critics worry that any expense cut could negatively impact patients' well-being.

    批评者担心任何费用削减都可能对患者的利益产生负面影响。

    金山词霸

    The International Olympic Committee, of which she was a member, fully covered the travel and accommodation expense she incurred.

    她所产生的差旅和住宿费用全部由国际奥委会承担,她是该委员会的成员之一。

    金山词霸

    Can this expense be claimed for reimbursement?

    这笔费用可以申请报销吗?

    金山词霸

    Should architects be required to complete a five-year training program at public expense?

    建筑师是否应该被要求完成一项为期五年、由公费承担培训项目?

    金山词霸

    He bought an enormous TV at great expense to guarantee perfect viewing conditions for everyone.

    他花费大量金钱购买了一台巨大的电视,以确保每个人都能获得完美的观看体验。

    金山词霸

    To avoid future expense and confusion, ensure proper fixture choices are made before the plastering is finished...

    为避免将来产生费用和混乱,请确保在抹灰完成前做好恰当的固定装置选择。

    金山词霸

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  • 真题例句

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    • 四级
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    At the same time, expenses in college pile up surprisingly quickly.

    出自-2016年12月听力原文

    They want to cut down their utility expenses.

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文

    People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives.

    出自-2010年6月阅读原文

    To try to cut down its operational expenses.

    出自-2012年12月听力原文

    Traffic jam leads to expense and unpredictability, things that keep investors away.

    2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

    Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a business justification the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文

    With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文

    They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day inherit.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文

    The high cost of medical services and unnecessary tests and treatments have driven up medical expenses.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文

    Standardization of forms for automatic processing will save a lot of medical expenses.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文

    One main factor that has driven up medical expenses is that doctors are compensated for the amount of care rather than its effect.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文

    It protects incompetent teachers at the expense of students.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文

    Health problems caused by stress in the workplace result in huge public health expenses.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文

    By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they graduate.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文

    Similarly, some couples don't have children because they don't want to sacrifice their own lifestyles to the lime and expense of a family.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文

    They argue that when a company like Monsanto goes to great expense to create a valuable new genetically modified seed, it must be able to protect its property interests

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文

    Inflation increases families' expenses.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文

    They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文

    Cutting down the expenses on child-rearing.

    出自-2012年12月阅读原文

    While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college," he has written.

    出自-2012年6月阅读原文

    But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses?

    出自-2013年12月听力原文

    What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company's travel expenses?

    出自-2013年6月听力原文

    By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are "catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others " who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they gra

    2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

    They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day in

    2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

    She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

    2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

    The key is that before bills and living expenses start to eat away your salary, you should put aside the savings portion of your pay.

    2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

    The means and expenses of students' communication.

    2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

    The office of residence life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others.

    2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

    This pie graph shows on month's expense, see Graph 3.

    2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

    Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant.

    2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

    With food our biggest weekly household expenses, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week.

    2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

    It reported a net loss of $5.6 billion for fiscal 2016, the 10th straight year its expenses have exceeded revenue.

    出自-2018年考研阅读原文

    "There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing," said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in speech this week.

    2019年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

    Copernicus theorized in 1543 that in actual fact, all of the planets that we knew of revolved not around the Earth, but the Sun, a system that was later upheld by Galileo at his own expense.

    2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

    Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.

    2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

    While climate is a key element, Morita says, it shouldn't come at the expense of the rest of the equation.

    2017年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

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  • 英英释义

    Noun

    • 1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
    • 2. a detriment or sacrifice;

      "at the expense of"

    • 3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;

      "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

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  • 词组搭配

    at someone's expense

    paid for by someone

    由某人付费;由某人承担费用

    the document was printed at the taxpayer's expense.

    文件的印刷费用由纳税人承担。

    at the expense of

    so as to cause harm to or neglect of

    以…为代价;忽视

    the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment.

    以环境为代价的利润追求。

    language courses which emphasize communication skills at the expense of literature.

    强调交际技能而忽视文学的语言课程。

    at (one's) expense

    To (one's) detriment or chagrin

    对某人不利

    telling jokes at my expense.

    我被嘲弄了一番

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  • 词根词缀

    词根: pens

    1. =expend,表示"花费,支付"; 2. 最初意思为"称重量而衡量……",引申出花费,支付; 3. =hang,表示"悬挂"

    • adj.

      dispensable 可分配的,不是必要的,可有可无的

      dispense分配+able可以……的→dispensable可分配的→能分送出去的,不重要的

      expensive 花费的,昂贵的

      ex出+pens花费,支付+ive……的→要花很多钱出去的

      pensive 沉思的,愁眉苦脸的

      pens称重量+ive……的→衡量→思考

    • n.

      dispensary 医院等的药房

      dispense分配+ary场地→dispensary分配[药]的地方→药房

      expense 费用, 代价, 损失

      ex出+pens花费,支付+e→花钱出去

      pension 养老金,年金

      pens花费,支付+ion表名词→用以花费,支付的

      propensity 嗜好,习性

      pro多+pens花费,支付+ity性质,特性→某[方面]花费的多→嗜好

      suspension 悬挂,暂停,停职;悬[置]架

      suspense[v.担心;悬而不决]+ion表名词→n.悬挂,暂停,停职;悬[置]架

    • v.

      compensate [for]补偿,赔偿

      com全部+pens支付+ate表动词→为……而全部支付→赔偿

      dispense 分配

      dis分开+pens花费+e→分开花费→分配[财富等]

      recompense 报酬;赔偿

      re回+com全部+pens支付+e→回报

      suspense 担心;悬而不决

      sus下面+pens挂+e→一颗心挂着

  • 同义词辨析

    charge, price, fee, fare, cost, expense

    这些名词均有"价格,费用"之意。

    • charge: 指提供服务时索取的费用,也指货物的价格、价钱。
    • price: 指商品在市场出售的价格,尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价。
    • fee: 指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用,还可指会费、借书费等。
    • fare: 侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。
    • cost: 指生产某东西的成本,也泛指商品的价格,可与price换用。
    • expense: 常指实际支付的费用总数额,有时也指钱的花费。
  • 同义词

    n.消耗

    feepriceburdenbottomfareamounttaglinechargecostoutlay

    n.消费

    consumptionexpenditureexhaustiondisbursementdrain

    n.费用,开支

    compensationreimbursementpaymentrecompense

  • 反义词

    n.费用;支出;开支

    income

  • 行业词典

    • 体育

      消耗   损耗