- expense
- n. [ɪk'spens] ( expenses )
- 双解释义
- expense 1. 消耗,花费 cost in money, time or effort
- P 2. 花费的钱,费用 money spent in doing sth
- 词汇搭配
- 动词+～
- afford〔assume, stand〕 the expense 承担费用
- avoid expense 避免花费
- bear〔take on〕 all the expense 承担全部费用
- clear the expenses 支付开销
- cut down〔reduce〕 expenses 削减开支
- figure out expense 算出费用
- increase〔keep down〕 expenses 增加〔削减〕开支
- 形容词+～
- advertising expenses 广告费
- additional expense 附加费用
- constant〔variable〕 expenses 固定〔变动〕费用
- extra expense 额外开支
- housing〔living〕 expenses 住房〔生活〕费用
- necessary expenses 必要的开支
- working expenses 经营费,工作费用
- 名词+～
- business〔development, funeral〕 expenses 营业〔发展,丧葬〕费用
- entertainment expenses 招待费,娱乐费
- holiday〔office, school〕 expenses 度假〔办公,学〕费
- 介词+～
- at sb's expense 由某人付费
- free of expense 免费
- regardless of expense 不惜费用
- with great〔little〕 expense 花费大〔小〕
- ～+介词
- the expense for〔in〕 用于…的费用
- 常用短语
at sb's expense
1.由某人付费with sb paying
He traveled at his company's expense.他旅行的费用是他公司负担的。
2.捉弄某人against sb, so as to make them seem silly
He tried to be clever at my expense.他想捉弄我以卖弄小聪明。at the expense of
在损失〔损坏〕某事物的情况下with loss or damage to sth
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。go to the expense of
在某事上花钱spend money on sth
You really shouldn't have gone to the expense of renting the car specially for us.你真不该花钱专门为我们租用这辆汽车。put sb to the expense of
使某人花钱于某事上cause sb to spend money on sth
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。spare no expense
不惜费用with no regard for the cost
He spared no expense to make the party a success.为使宴会成功他不惜费用。
- 句型例句
I can't afford the expense of redecorating my house.我负担不起重新装修房子的费用。
It's too much of an expense to own a car.拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。
House repairs, holidays and other expenses reduced his bank balance to almost nothing.修房、度假和其他开销使他在银行的存款所剩无几。
- 词语辨异
expense, cost, outlay
参见cost条。
- 补充资料
［同义词］ charge, cost, outlay
［反义词］ gain, income, profit
［词源］＜近代拉丁语expensa(花费,消费,消耗)
