expense
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something. 花费
He's bought a big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly. 他花了很多钱买了台大电视，这样人人都可以看清楚了。
2. N-PLURAL 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. (由雇主报销的工作) 开支[商业]
Her airfare and hotel expenses were paid by the committee. 她乘飞机及住酒店的费用由该委员会支付了。
3. PHRASE If you do something at someone's expense, they provide the money for it. 由…付费
Should architects continue to be trained for five years at public expense?
建筑师继续受训5年应由公众付费吗？
4. PHRASE If someone laughs or makes a joke at your expense, they do it to make you seem foolish. 捉弄 (某人)
I think he's having fun at our expense. 我看他是在拿咱们寻开心。
5. PHRASE If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way that might cause them some harm or disadvantage. 以牺牲 (某人的利益) 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取得了显著收益。
6. PHRASE If you say that someone does something at the expense of another thing, you are expressing concern that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all their resources. 以牺牲 (某物) 为代价[表不满]
The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit. 该管弦乐队现在更有纪律了，但却牺牲了士气。
7. PHRASE If you go to the expense of doing something, you do something that 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. 花大钱 (做某事)
Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can borrow one?
你能借到电锯，却为何去花钱买呢？
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expense /ɪkˈspɛns/ (expenses)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
- He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.
- Just buy it - never mind the expense!
- Owning a car involves a lot of expense - it's unavoidable .
- She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.
- All the time and expense involved in keeping up to date with the changes has been worthwhile .
the use of money , time , or effort
花钱；支付；耗费
Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense. 事实证明，买辆大点儿的车还是很值得的。
We've just had a new garage built at great expense. 我们刚花了很多钱建了一座新车库。
We went on holiday at my father's expense (= he paid for it). 我们去度了假，一切费用由我父亲支付。
It's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them. 花钱买你并不真正需要的新衣服是很傻的。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
something that makes you spend money
花钱的东西（或缘由）；开销
Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday . 我们今年最大的开销就是暑期度假。
We need to cut down on our expenses . 我们必须削减开支。
expenses [ 名词的复数形式 ]
money that you spend when you are doing your job , that your employer will pay back to you
（向雇主报销的）业务费用，开支，花销
I need to get my expenses approved . 我得去办报销核准手续。
UK Don't worry about the cost of lunch - it's on expenses. 别担心午饭花多少钱——这是可以报销的。
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习语
all expenses paidat the expense of sb
at the expense of sth
blow/hang the expense
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