expensive
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪk'spensɪv; ek-]
- 美式音标 [ɪkˈspen.sɪv]
- 国际音标 [ik'spensiv]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.昂贵的;高价的
词源解说
- 17世纪20年代进入英语,直接源自近代拉丁语的expensa,意为花费的,昂贵的。
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- expensively:昂贵地;乱花钱地。
- n性质的同根词
- expense:损失,代价;消费;开支。
- expensiveness:高价,昂贵性。
- vi性质的同根词
- expense:被花掉。
- vt性质的同根词
- expense:向…收取费用。
用法辨析
- expensive的基本意思是“昂贵的,费用大的”,指花费的时间多、金额高或精力大。在用于价格时,含有超过应有价值或超出购物者的购买能力的意味。
- expensive常用于修饰物,有时也可用于修饰人,此时多强调一个人的“衣着华丽”。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- He flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.
他用鲜花和昂贵的礼物讨好她。 - If it is too expensive I don't want it.
这东西如果太贵,我就不要了。 - The book is too expensive for me.
这本书太贵了,我买不起。 - Things such as diamonds are expensive to buy.
买钻石这类的东西是很贵的。 - It is expensive to travel by plane.
乘飞机旅行很费钱。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
S+be+~+to- v
It is/was+~+(for sb) to- v
词组短语
- expensive book 昂贵的书
- expensive car 昂贵的小汽车
- expensive clothes 昂贵的衣服
- expensive education 费用高的教育
- expensive gift 昂贵的礼物
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
英英字典
- costing a lot of money
- If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money.
- expensively
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专业释义
- 昂贵的