expense
英 [ɪk'spens; ek-]
美[ɪk'spɛns]
- n. 损失，代价；消费；开支
- vt. 向…收取费用
- vi. 被花掉
词组搭配
at someone's expense
paid for by someone
由某人付费；由某人承担费用
the document was printed at the taxpayer's expense.
文件的印刷费用由纳税人承担。
at the expense of
so as to cause harm to or neglect of
以…为代价；忽视
the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment.
以环境为代价的利润追求。
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。
at (one's) expense
To (one's) detriment or chagrin
对某人不利
telling jokes at my expense.
我被嘲弄了一番
双语例句
- 1. Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.
- 欧文因费用问题对此表示反对。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth.
- 我会设法替他省下要从珀斯飞来的机票费用。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He put Elizabeth's motel bill and airfare on his expense account.
- 他将伊丽莎白住汽车旅馆的费用和机票费用记在他的报销账目中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.
- 这暴露了以长久的环境破坏为代价换取短期工业利益的错误。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. 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。
来自柯林斯例句