expense的常用短语是什么

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expense的常用短语是：用作名词(n.)at sb's expense捉弄某人against sb, so as to make them seem silly。expense【近义词】charge。expense的读音是英[?k'spens]；美[?k'spens]。

n.(名词)

v.(动词)

二、双解释义

n.(名词)

三、英英释义

Noun:

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
a detriment or sacrifice;
"at the expense of"
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;
"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

Verb:

reduce the estimated value of something;
"For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"

四、例句

It's too much of an expense for me to own a car.

对我来说，拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。

Societies should try to save every plant and animal species, regardless of the expense to humans in effort, time, and financial well-being.

社会应尽力挽救每一动植物物种,不管花费多少人力、时间和财力。

Don't involve yourself in unnecessary expense.

勿做不必要的花费。

He finished the job at the expenses of his health.

他以牺牲健康完成了这项工作。

That's why a reduction in price can never be made at the expense of quality.

正因为如此,降低价格的同时,并不能以牺牲质量为代价。

五、常见句型

用作名词(n.)

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。

六、词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

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