expense
[ɪk'spents] noun
ESSENTIAL uncountable
■when you spend or use money, time or effort 花钱；支付；耗费•Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense.事实证明，买辆大一点的车还是值得的。 •We've just had a new garage built at great expense.我们刚用了很多钱盖一座新车库。 •We went on holiday at my father's expense (= he paid for it).我们去度了假，一切费用由我父亲支付。 •It's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them.花钱去买你并不真正需要的新衣服是很傻的。 ESSENTIAL countable
■something which causes you to spend money 花钱的东西（或缘由）；开销•Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday.我们今年最大的开支就是暑期渡假。 •We need to cut down on our expenses.我们必须缩减开支。 expenses [plural]
■money that you spend when you are doing your job, that your employer will pay back to you （向雇主报销的）业务费用，开支，花销•I need to get my expenses approved.我要去办核销手续。 •UK Don't worry about the cost of lunch - it's on expenses.不要担心午餐用多少钱——这是可以报销的。
[ɪk'spents] noun
all expenses paid
■If something is all expenses paid, it means that you do not have to pay for anything yourself 一切费用已付的；别人支付的；免费的•She's going on a trip to New York, all expenses paid.她将要去纽约旅行——免费的。 •an all expenses paid trip to New York免费去纽约旅行
[ɪk'spents] noun
at the expense of sb (also at sb's expense)
■making another person look silly 捉弄（某人），戏弄（某人）；拿（某人）开心•Would you stop making jokes at my expense?你不要再戏弄我了，好不好？
[ɪk'spents] noun
blow/hang the expense UK informal
■used for saying that you want something so much that you do not care how much it costs 不用理会用多少钱，不在乎用多少钱•I'm going to book a holiday. Blow the expense!我要预约渡假。才不管会用多少钱呢！
[ɪk'spents] noun
no expense is spared
■If no expense is spared in arranging something, a lot of money is spent to make it extremely good 不惜重金；不惜代价•No expense was spared in making the guests feel comfortable.为了使客人住得舒适不惜重金。 |