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expense noun 1cost/money spent on sth 花费ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXPENSE | EXPENSE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconsiderable, enormous, great, huge, significant, vast 可观的花费;巨额花费added, additional, extra 额外花费annual, monthly 年度开支;月开支◆Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income.每月的住房开销不应该超过你收入的 28%。unexpected, unforeseen 意外的/未预料到的花费unnecessary 不必要的花费public 公帑◆The bridge was built at public expense.这桥是政府出资修建的。personal 个人花费VERB + EXPENSEgo to, incur 花费◆They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.他们花了那么多钱重新装修房子,可随后就搬家了。involve, put sb to (especially BrE) 涉及到花钱;使某人花钱◆Their visit put us to a lot of expense.他们的来访使我们花销很大。bear, cover, meet 负担花费;支付开支◆She had to meet the expense herself.她得自己支付开销。spare no 不节省钱◆No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.为了使聚会成功,该花的钱都花了。avoid, save 避免花费◆Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself.通过学会一些基本维修知识,省去请水管工的花费。cut, minimize (especially NAmE) , reduce 削减/尽可能减少/降低花费◆You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price.你可以把旧车卖个好价钱来减少开支。be worth 值得花费◆The results are well worth the expense.这些成果完全值得花这些钱。justify 证明花费合理◆a claim large enough to justify the expense of insurance policy premiums索赔额高到足以证明保费的合理性EXPENSE + VERBrise 花费上升◆My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same.我的花费不断上升,可是收入却和原来一样。PREPOSITIONat sb's/sth's expense 由⋯付费;在损失⋯的情况下◆They had to repair the damage at their own expense.他们得自己花钱修理受破损之处。◆He built up the business at the expense of his health.他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立了这个企业。at... expense 以⋯花费◆The house was transformed at great expense.花了很大一笔钱翻修房子。◆The package includes admission to the park at no extra expense.套票中包括公园的门票,无需额外付费。PHRASESat taxpayer expense (NAmE) , at taxpayers' expense, at the taxpayer's expense 纳税人支付◆It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer's expense.结果是,他们接受了免费乘坐头等舱的旅行,花的却是纳税人的钱。 |