n.
- 費用；價錢；支出；消耗[S]
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I don't think we can afford the
expense.
我認為我們負擔不了這個費用。
- 開支；經費[P]
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He said the office
expenses were too big.
他認為辦公室的花費太大了。
- 犧牲；損失，代價[U]
- 費錢之物[S]
片語
at sb.'s expense
- 由某人出錢
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They were all entertained
at the company's expense.
由公司出錢款待她們。
- 在某人受損害的情況下
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They had a laugh
at my expense.
她們取笑了我。
at the expense of
- 由……支付費用
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He refused to travel
at the expense of the company and paid for the trip himself.
他不肯由公司出錢供他旅行，而是自己付了旅費。
- 以……為代價
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She completed the work
at the expense of her health.
她完成了工作，但損害了健康。
go to the expense of
- 為……花錢
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She
went to the expense of having her hair redone.
她花錢請人重做了頭髮。
put sb. to the expense of
- 使某人花錢於
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I don't want to
put you to the expense of buying me dinner.
我不想讓你破費請我吃飯。
spare no expense
- 不惜費用
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She had
spared no expense to make the party a great success.
為使宴會成功她不惜花費。
辨析
n.
- the cost incurred in or required for something.
▸
(expenses)
costs incurred in the performance of a job or task.
- something on which money must be spent.
v.
offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income.
▸informal charge to an expense account.
Phrase
- at the expense of
- paid for by.
- to the detriment of.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from late L. expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from L. expendere (see expend).
