expense

[iks'pens]

n.费用, 花费, 代价

n.

1. 费用; 价钱; 支出; 消耗[S]

I don't think we can afford the expense.

我认为我们负担不了这个费用。

2. 开支; 经费[P]

He said the office expenses were too big.

他认为办公室的花费太大了。

3. 牺牲; 损失, 代价[U]

4. 费钱之物[S]

词形变化

动词过去式: expensed | 动词过去分词: expensed | 动词现在分词: expensing | 动词第三人称单数: expenses |

词义辨析

同义:

n.消耗

cost  charge  fee  fare  outlay  price  amount  price tag  burden  bottom line

n.消费

expenditure  disbursement  consumption  exhaustion  drain

n.费用, 开支

reimbursement  payment  compensation  recompense  

同义参见:

outlay  

反义:

n.费用; 支出; 开支

income  

英英释义

名词 expense:

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

同义词：disbursal, disbursement

a detriment or sacrifice

money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

短语词组

at sb.'s expense

1. 由某人出钱

They were all entertained at the company's expense.

由公司出钱款待她们。

2. 在某人受损害的情况下

They had a laugh at my expense.

她们取笑了我。

at the expense of

1. 由……支付费用

He refused to travel at the expense of the company and paid for the trip himself.

他不肯由公司出钱供他旅行, 而是自己付了旅费。

2. 以……为代价

She completed the work at the expense of her health.

她完成了工作, 但损害了健康。

go to the expense of

1. 为……花钱

She went to the expense of having her hair redone.

她花钱请人重做了头发。

put sb. to the expense of

1. 使某人花钱于

I don't want to put you to the expense of buying me dinner.

我不想让你破费请我吃饭。

spare no expense

1. 不惜费用

She had spared no expense to make the party a great success.

为使宴会成功她不惜花大钱。

补充

expenseexpense英:[iksˈpens] 美:[ɪkˈspɛns]n.1.消耗, 花费2.花费的钱, 费用

例句

1. It's well worth the expense.所有的花费都是值得的。 2. It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.钱虽不多, 但可以帮着支付日常开销。 3. All the preparations have been made at great expense.所有的准备工作都投入巨大。 4. He's bought a big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly.他花大价钱买了一台特别大的电视机, 这样每个人都能看清楚。 5. At little expense, you can enter the church and take a lift up to the belfry, which affords wonderful views over the town.花很少的钱便可以进入教堂, 搭乘电梯上到钟楼, 观赏整个小镇的绝妙景致。 6. She travelled at her own expense to the Soviet Union.她自费去苏联旅行了一趟。 7. To avoid extra expense, try to decide on fittings in advance.为了避免产生额外开销, 尽量事先把要配置的家具、设备等确定下来。 8. The car was more of an expense than he had expected.那车的开销超出了他的预期。 9. Should architects continue to be trained for five years at public expense?建筑师是否应该继续接受5年的公费培训呢？ 10. He is living at taxpayers' expense on one of Britain's grandest landed estates.他靠纳税人的钱住在英国最宏伟的一片地产上。 11. I think he's making a joke at our expense.我认为他是在开我们的玩笑。 12. Sceptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient.持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。 13. 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获得了显著的收益。 14. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了, 却丧失了灵魂。 15. Economic growth must not be pursued at the expense of the environment.追求经济发展不能以损害环境为代价。 16. Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?电锯明明可以租一个, 为什么要花大价钱买呢？ 17. It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.据说他花费巨资在楼里安装了一部电梯。 18. These costs are expensed through the profit-and-loss account.这些花费都被记录在盈亏账簿上。 19. we had ordered suits at great expense.我们花大笔钱订购了套装。 20. the committee do not expect members to be put to any expense.委员会不想让委员们负担任何费用。 21. his hotel and travel expenses.他的住宿和旅行费用。 22. tolls are a daily expense.各种费用是每天必付不可的。 23. I can expense the refreshments.我可以把点心费用记入报销账。 24. the document was printed at the taxpayer's expense.文件的印刷费用由纳税人承担。 25. my friends all had a good laugh at my expense.拿我开玩笑，我的朋友们都获得了开心一笑。 26. the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment.以环境为代价的利润追求。 27. language courses which emphasize communication skills at the expense of literature.强调交际技能而忽视文学的语言课程。 28. Running a car is a great expense.养一辆汽车花费很大。 29. You can claim back your travelling expenses.你的旅费可以报销。 30. My trip is at the company's expense.我的旅费由公司支付。 31. They were always making jokes at Paul's expense.他们老是拿保罗开玩笑。 32. He was a successful businessman, but it was at the expense of his family life.他是个成功的商人，但却因此牺牲了家庭生活。 33. I'd like to save the time and expense [=cost] of redoing the whole thing.我想节省重做一遍的时间和费用。 34. I don't think a first-class ticket is worth the added/extra expense.我认为头等舱票并不值那笔额外的花费。 35. These items were imported at great/considerable/enormous expense. [=it cost a lot to import them]这些商品进口价格高昂。 36. We were able to fix the problem at very little expense. [=for very little money]我们用很少的钱解决了这个问题。 37. The repairs were made at no expense to us. [=without costing us anything]此次维修没有花我们一分钱。 38. "When they go on vacation, they spare no expense."每逢度假的时候，他们都不惜花钱。 39. They spared no expense in building the house.他们耗费巨资修建了这所房子。 40. The annual fee is simply an expense of doing business.年费只是做生意的一项开支。 41. Their expenses [=expenditures] were getting far ahead of their income.他们的开支远远超过了收入。 42. We need to find a way to control expenses.我们需要找到一个控制开支的办法。 43. cutting back on expenses削减开支 44. legal/medical/household expenses [=costs]律师/医疗费用；家庭开支 45. I'm concerned about the project's hidden expenses.我担心这一项目的潜在开支。 46. You'll have to pay your own travel/traveling expenses.你得支付自己的旅费。 47. an all-expenses paid trip [=a journey for which all costs are already paid]全程免费的旅行 48. A new car is a major expense.新车是一项主要开销。 49. My new computer was a business expense. [=something I had to buy in order to do business]我的新电脑是一项业务开销。 50. a fancy dinner at my parents' expense由我父母出钱的丰盛晚餐 51. a stadium built at the taxpayers' expense = a stadium built at taxpayer expense [=with money from taxes]用纳税人的钱建造的体育场 52. "The tour is free, but all meals are at your own expense. [=you must pay for your meals]"本次旅行免费，但所有餐费自理。 53. Everyone had a good laugh at my expense.大家都狠狠嘲笑了我一番。 54. Malls flourished at the expense of small stores downtown.大型购物商场繁荣兴盛，而市区小商店的利益却受到了损害。 55. She acquired power at the expense of friendships.她以牺牲友谊为代价获取了权力。 56. He argues that the tax cut will benefit the rich at the expense of the poor.他指出，减税将使富人获益，穷人受害。 57. Why go to the expense of installing something you'll never use?为什么要花钱安装一些你永远都用不着的东西呢？ 58. She went to great expense to have this party.她花了一大笔钱来举办这场聚会。