expenses

美 [ɪkˈspɛnsəz]英 [ɪksˈpɛnsɪz]
  • n.费用;开支;花费;开销;价钱;花钱的东西
  • v.向…收取费用;被花掉(expense 的第三人称单数)
  • expense的第三人称单数和复数
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These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.以上各词均指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费。

the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business指成本:

labour/production costs

人工 / 生产成本

rising costs

正在上涨的成本

the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization尤指政府或机构的开支、支出、花销:

public spending

公共开支

More spending on health was promised.

已承诺增加医疗开支。

( rather formal ) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费:

expenditure on education

教育费用

money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working which your employer will pay back to you later指个人或机构必需的开支、花费或报销的费用:

legal expenses

律师费

travel expenses

差旅费

the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later指必要的开支、费用:

The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.

最好的设备花费大,但这种开支很值得。

( BrE ) the regular costs that a person or business has, such as rent and electricity指个人或企业的经常性费用或开支,如房租、电费等

expenses

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  • 1
    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。

  • 2
    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。

  • 3
    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?

  • 4
    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。

  • 5
    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。

  • 6
    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。

  • 7
    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?

  • 8
    to spare no expense→ see:spare

  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. Oh , let 's get two and hang the expense !

    哎呀,我们买两份吧,管它多少钱!

  4. Their visit put us to a lot of expense .

    他们的来访使我们破费不小。

  5. 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。

  6. The results are well worth the expense .

    有这些结果花的钱很值。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. They often make jokes at each other 's expense .

    他们经常相互取笑。

  10. 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?

  11. Running a car is a big expense .

    养一辆车开销很大。

  12. Can I give you something towards expenses ?

    在开支方面我能为你做点什么吗?

  13. You should keep a record of your expenses .

    你应该记下你的各项开支。

  14. 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。

  15. She gave me some money to cover any miscellaneous expenses .

    她给了我一些零花钱。

  16. You should record all your expenses during your trip .

    你应该记下你一路上的所有开支。

  17. The garden was transformed at great expense .

    花园改建花了一大笔费用。

  18. 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。

  19. Just think of the expense !

    想想这笔开销吧!

  20. 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。

  21. Travel expenses will be recoverable from the company .

    差旅费用可到公司报销。

  22. What expenses can you offset against tax ?

    什么开支可以获得税项减免?

  23. No expense was spared in furnishing the new office .

    装潢新办公室不惜工本。

  24. The payments he gets barely cover his expenses .

    他几乎是入不敷出。

  25. I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense .

    我讨厌他拿我开低级庸俗的玩笑。

  26. $ 100 should cover your expenses .

    100元该足够支付你的费用了。

  27. Let 's celebrate and damn the expense !

    管它花多少钱,咱们先庆祝一番再说!

  28. He 's arranged everything , no expense spared .

    他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。

  29. She always travels first-class regardless of expense .

    无论费用多高她总是乘头等舱。

  30. 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。