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
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"
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