单词 | expense |
释义 | expense /ik'spens; ik'spens/ n 1 [U] spending of money; cost: 花费; 代价: Most children in Great Britain are educated at the public 英国大多数的儿童靠公家出钱受敎育。 I wsir the best you can supply; you need spare no ~, you need not try to economize. 我要你最好的货, 你不必为我省钱。 at the ~ of, with the sacrifice of: 牺牲; 以 … 作代价: He became a brilliant scholar, but only at the ~ of his health. 他成为一个卓越的学者,但却牺牲了健康。 at his/her/my, etc ~, a with him, her, me, etc paying: 由他 (她, 我等) 付钱: We were all entertained at the director's ~. 我们全由导演请客。 b (fig) bringing discredit, ridicule or contempt on him, her, me, etc: (喻) 嘲弄或轻视他 (她,我等): had a good laugh at his ~, We laughed at him because he had done sth ridiculous, been deceived, etc. 我们对他大加嘲笑一番。 go to/put sb to the ~ of, spend/cause him to spend money on: (使某人) 花钱于: It's foolish to go to the ~ of taking music lessons if you never practise. 花钱上音乐课而永不练习是愚蠢的。 I don't want to put you to the ~ of providing my meals. 我不想使你破费来为我准备伙食。 account, record of expenses incurred and either paid out of money supplied by, or to be refunded by, the employer, eg of a business man for travel, entertainment, etc. 费用帐; 支出帐 (向雇主提出之报销帐目) 。 2 (usu pl) money used or needed for sth: (通常用复数) 费用: travelling 旅费。 Illness, holidays and other ~s reduced his bank balance to almost nothing. 患病,度假. ,以及其他费用使他在银行内的存款所剩无几了。 |
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