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expense

英 [ɪk'spens; ek-] 美[ɪk'spɛns]

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

反义词

n. 损失，代价；消费；开支
vt. 向…收取费用
vi. 被花掉

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复数: expenses;

中文词源

expense 花费

来自expend, 花费。

英英释意

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

2. a detriment or sacrifice;: "at the expense of"

3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;: "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

英文词源

expense (n.): also formerly expence, late 14c., "action of spending or giving away, a laying out or expending," also "funds provided for expenses, expense money; damage or loss from any cause," from Anglo-French expense, Old French espense "money provided for expenses," from Late Latin expensa "disbursement, outlay, expense," noun use of neuter plural past participle of Latin expendere "to weigh out money, to pay down" (see expend).

Latin spensa also yielded Medieval Latin spe(n)sa, the sense of which specialized to "outlay for provisions," then "provisions, food" before it was borrowed into Old High German as spisa and became the root of German Speise "food," now mostly meaning prepared food, and speisen "to eat." Expense account is from 1872.
expense (v.): 1909, from expense (n.). Related: Expensed; expensing.

同义词辨析

charge, price, fee, fare, cost, expense

这些名词均有"价格，费用"之意。

charge：指提供服务时索取的费用，也指货物的价格、价钱。

price：指商品在市场出售的价格，尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价。

fee：指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用，还可指会费、借书费等。

fare：侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。

cost：指生产某东西的成本，也泛指商品的价格，可与price换用。

expense：常指实际支付的费用总数额，有时也指钱的花费。

考试真题

At the same time, expenses in college pile up surprisingly quickly.

They want to cut down their utility expenses.

People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives.

To try to cut down its operational expenses.

Traffic jam leads to expense and unpredictability, things that keep investors away.

Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a business justification the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.

With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day inherit.

The high cost of medical services and unnecessary tests and treatments have driven up medical expenses.

Standardization of forms for automatic processing will save a lot of medical expenses.

One main factor that has driven up medical expenses is that doctors are compensated for the amount of care rather than its effect.

It protects incompetent teachers at the expense of students.

Health problems caused by stress in the workplace result in huge public health expenses.

By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they graduate.

Similarly, some couples don't have children because they don't want to sacrifice their own lifestyles to the lime and expense of a family.

They argue that when a company like Monsanto goes to great expense to create a valuable new genetically modified seed, it must be able to protect its property interests

Inflation increases families' expenses.

They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children

Cutting down the expenses on child-rearing.

While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college," he has written.

But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses?

What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company's travel expenses?

By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are "catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others " who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they gra

They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day in

She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

The key is that before bills and living expenses start to eat away your salary, you should put aside the savings portion of your pay.

The means and expenses of students' communication.

The office of residence life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others.

This pie graph shows on month's expense, see Graph 3.

Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant.

With food our biggest weekly household expenses, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week.

It reported a net loss of $5.6 billion for fiscal 2016, the 10th straight year its expenses have exceeded revenue.

"There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing," said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in speech this week.

Copernicus theorized in 1543 that in actual fact, all of the planets that we knew of revolved not around the Earth, but the Sun, a system that was later upheld by Galileo at his own expense.

Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.

While climate is a key element, Morita says, it shouldn't come at the expense of the rest of the equation.

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

实用场景例句

You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses.: 你可以报销差旅费。

We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.: 公司出钱请我们外出就餐。

He built up the business at the expense of his health.: 他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。

They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.: 他们不惜一切代价重新装饰这房子，可后来又搬走了。

Their visit put us to a lot of expense.: 他们的来访使我们破费不小。

an all-expenses-paid trip: 费用全数报销的旅行

(British English)to take a client out for a meal on expenses: 用业务费请客户外出就餐

The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.: 他几乎是入不敷出。

financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency: 供紧急情况下开支的经济援助

The garden was transformed at great expense .: 花园改建花了一大笔费用。

No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.: 为使聚会成功多大费用都在所不惜。

He's arranged everything, no expense spared .: 他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。

She always travels first-class regardless of expense.: 无论费用多高她总是乘头等舱。

The results are well worth the expense.: 有这些结果花的钱很值。

Running a car is a big expense.: 养一辆车开销很大。

living/household/medical/legal, etc. expenses: 生活费用；家庭开支；医疗、律师等费用

Can I give you something towards expenses?: 在开支方面我能为你做点什么吗？

It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.: 据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。

Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?...: 既然可以租电锯，为什么要花大价钱买一个呢？

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。

They are worth having but not at the expense of better services...: 它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。

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。

Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense.: 报名的教师完全出于自愿而且费用自理。

I think he's having fun at our expense.: 我想他在拿我们寻开心。

But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient...: 但是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。

As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel expenses were paid by the IOC...: 作为国际奥林匹克委员会的成员，她的交通费用和酒店住宿费用都由国际奥委会支付。

Can you claim this back on expenses?: 这个你能报销吗？

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？

He's bought a specially 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。

To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished...: 为避免将来出现额外的开支和不必要的麻烦，尽量在抹灰完工之前把固定设施确定下来。

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