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expense
[英] [iksˈpens] [美] [ɪkˈspɛns] 生词本

n.

vt.

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1. N-VAR 花费;费用;开支 Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something. 

  • He's bought a specially big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly...

    他花大价钱买了一台特别大的电视机，这样每个人都能看清楚。

  • To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished...

    为避免将来出现额外的开支和不必要的麻烦，尽量在抹灰完工之前把固定设施确定下来。

  • It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.

    这笔钱不算多，但是能帮助支付家庭开支。

2. N-PLURAL （由雇主报销的）开支，费用，业务费用 Expenses are amounts of money that you spend while doing something in the course of your work, which will be paid back to you afterwards. 

  • As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel expenses were paid by the IOC...

    作为国际奥林匹克委员会的成员，她的交通费用和酒店住宿费用都由国际奥委会支付。

  • Can you claim this back on expenses?

    这个你能报销吗？

3. PHRASE 由…付费 If you do something at someone's expense, they provide the money for it. 

  • Should architects continue to be trained for five years at public expense?...

    建筑师是否应该继续接受5年的公费培训呢？

  • Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense.

    报名的教师完全出于自愿而且费用自理。

4. PHRASE 拿…开玩笑;以…为嘲弄的对象 If someone laughs or makes a joke at your expense, they do it to make you seem foolish. 

  • I think he's having fun at our expense.

    我想他在拿我们寻开心。

5. PHRASE 以牺牲…的利益为代价 If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage. 

  • But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient...

    但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。

  • According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.

    根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。

6. PHRASE 以…为代价 If you say that someone does something at the expense of another thing, you are expressing concern at the fact that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all their resources. 

  • They are worth having but not at the expense of better services...

    它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。

  • The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.

    那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。

7. PHRASE 花（大笔）钱做 If you go to the expense of doing something, you do something which costs a lot of money. If you go to great expense to do something, you spend a lot of money in order to achieve it. 

  • Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?...

    既然可以租电锯，为什么要花大价钱买一个呢？

  • It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.

    据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。

8.   to spare no expense→see: spare; 
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"

体育

  • 1.消耗
  • 2.损耗
1. Don't profit yourself at the expense of others.
不要占他人的便宜。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Don't stress minor issues at the expense of the central task.
不要因次要问题而冲淡了中心任务。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He finished the job at the expense of his health.
他完成了那件工作，但却损害了健康。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He spared no expense to make the party a success.
为使宴会成功他不惜费用。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He traveled at his company's expense.
他旅行的费用是他公司负担的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. He tried to be clever at my expense.
他想捉弄我以卖弄小聪明。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. I don't want to put him to the expense of buying me dinner.
我不想让他破费请我吃饭。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. In his plans he discounted the expense.
在他的计划中他没有考虑到费用。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. Neither should be overemphasized at the expense of the other.
二者不可偏废。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. Never do anything to your profit at another's expense.
切不可作任何损人利己的事。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. Never mind the expense!
不用担心费用！

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. She cannot afford the expense.
她花不起这笔钱。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. The expense is prohibitive.
费用高得使人不敢问津。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. The expense of living is immense.
生活费用很庞大。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.
他的房租是每个月最大的开支。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. There may be travel expense, as well.
可能还有旅途费用。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
如果他们愿意生活在城市，本该免除这许多苦处和开支，因为他们本来就是那里的正当居民。

来自《用法词典》

18. We must limit our expense to what we can afford.
我们必须不使开支超出我们的支付能力

来自《用法词典》

19. We set a limit to the expense of the trip.
我们规定了这次旅游的费用。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. We were wined and dined at the firm's expense.
公司以酒宴款待我们。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》