expense
- n.费用;（由雇主报销的）费用，开支，花销，业务费;开支;花费;开销;价钱;花钱的东西
- vt.向…收取费用;把…作为开支勾销
复数： expenses 过去式： expensed 现在分词： expensing 过去分词： expensed 第三人称单数： expenses
ex- 出,出去 + pens 称量,支付 + -e
expensenoun
费用；价钱
the money that you spend on sth
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。
花钱的东西；开销
something that makes you spend money
Running a car is a big expense.
养一辆车开销很大。
开支；花费；费用
money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose
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？
financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency
供紧急情况下开支的经济援助
The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.
他几乎是入不敷出。
（由雇主报销的）费用，开支，花销，业务费
money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later
You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses.
你可以报销差旅费。
to take a client out for a meal on expenses
用业务费请客户外出就餐
an all-expenses-paid trip
费用全数报销的旅行
with loss or damage to sb/sth
他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。
He built up the business at the expense of his health.
to spend money on sth
他们不惜一切代价重新装饰这房子，可后来又搬走了。
They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.
to make sb spend money on sth
他们的来访使我们破费不小。
Their visit put us to a lot of expense.
used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money
他总是乘头等舱旅行，从不计较花费多少。
He always travels first class─expense is no object.
These words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.以上各词均指价值、价钱。
the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service指商品或服务的价格、价钱：
house prices
房屋价格
How much are these? They don't have a price on them.
这些东西卖多少钱？它们都没有标价。
I can't afford it at that price .
这样的价格我付不起。
the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth指购买、制造某物或做某事所需的成本、费用、花费：
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.
新的计算机系统已安装，费用为8万英镑。
how much sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged指价值：
The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.
获胜者将得到价值为1 000英镑的奖品。
The price is what sb asks you to pay for an item or service. |
Obtaining or achieving sth may have a cost ; the value of sth is how much other people would be willing to pay for it. |
the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money指所花费用、花钱的东西、开销：
The garden was transformed at great expense .
花园改建花了一大笔费用。
Running a car is a big expense.
养一辆车开销很大。
the financial value of sb/sth指人或物的价值：
He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
他有价值1千万元的个人净资产。
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N-VAR 花费;费用;开支
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.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。
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N-PLURAL （由雇主报销的）开支，费用，业务费用
Expenses are amounts of money that you spend while doing something in the course of your work, which will be paid back to you afterwards.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。
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PHRASE 由…付费
If you do something at someone's expense, they provide the money for it.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？
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PHRASE 拿…开玩笑;以…为嘲弄的对象
If someone laughs or makes a joke at your expense, they do it to make you seem foolish.I think he's having fun at our expense.
我想他在拿我们寻开心。
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PHRASE 以牺牲…的利益为代价
If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.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。
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PHRASE 以…为代价
If you say that someone does something at the expense of another thing, you are expressing concern at the fact that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all their resources.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。
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PHRASE 花（大笔）钱做
If you go to the expense of doing something, you do something which costs a lot of money. If you go to great expense to do something, you spend a lot of money in order to achieve it.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？
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to spare no expense→ see:spare
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- a detriment or sacrifice
- at the expense of
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- amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- Synonym: disbursal disbursement
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- money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
- he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting
verb
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- reduce the estimated value of something
- For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer
- Synonym: write off write down
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No expense was spared to make the party a success .
为使聚会成功多大费用都在所不惜。
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Leaving the expense aside , do we actually need a second car ?
且不说费用多少，我们真的还需要一辆汽车吗？
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Oh , let 's get two and hang the expense !
哎呀，我们买两份吧，管它多少钱！
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Their visit put us to a lot of expense .
他们的来访使我们破费不小。
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The new house really wasn 't worth all the expense involved .
这座新房子确实不值这么多的花费。
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The results are well worth the expense .
有这些结果花的钱很值。
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I thought it was understood that my expenses would be paid .
我原以为对方已同意支付我的费用。
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You 'll need £ 200 minimum for your holiday expenses .
你需要200英镑作为你假日的最低开销。
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They often make jokes at each other 's expense .
他们经常相互取笑。
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Running a car is a big expense .
养一辆车开销很大。
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Can I give you something towards expenses ?
在开支方面我能为你做点什么吗？
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You should keep a record of your expenses .
你应该记下你的各项开支。
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My mother 's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income .
我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。
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She gave me some money to cover any miscellaneous expenses .
她给了我一些零花钱。
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You should record all your expenses during your trip .
你应该记下你一路上的所有开支。
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The garden was transformed at great expense .
花园改建花了一大笔费用。
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A little forward planning at the outset can save you a lot of expense .
一开始就为未来作点打算能节约很多开支。
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Make sure your claims for expenses are submitted by the end of the month .
你的费用一定要在月底以前办理报销。
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Just think of the expense !
想想这笔开销吧！
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She filled in an expenses claim and her manager OK 'd it .
她填写了一张费用申报单，她的经理批准了。
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Travel expenses will be recoverable from the company .
差旅费用可到公司报销。
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What expenses can you offset against tax ?
什么开支可以获得税项减免？
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No expense was spared in furnishing the new office .
装潢新办公室不惜工本。
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The payments he gets barely cover his expenses .
他几乎是入不敷出。
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I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense .
我讨厌他拿我开低级庸俗的玩笑。
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$ 100 should cover your expenses .
100元该足够支付你的费用了。
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Let 's celebrate and damn the expense !
管它花多少钱，咱们先庆祝一番再说！
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He 's arranged everything , no expense spared .
他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。
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She always travels first-class regardless of expense .
无论费用多高她总是乘头等舱。
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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。
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