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ex.pense[ɪk`spɛns; ikˈspens]《源自拉丁文“支出的 (钱) ”的意思》名词1 (U) [又作 an ~] (金钱、时间、劳力的) 花费, 费用at great [little] ~以巨大费用 [几乎不花钱地]at an ~ of 100 dollars以一百美元的费用spare no ~不惜花费put a person to ~使人花钱, 使人散财, 使人负担费用2 [~s; 与修饰语连用] …用的经费, …费school ~s学费traveling ~s旅费3 [an ~] 很花钱的事物Repairing a house is an ~.修房子是很花钱的事■ at any expense(1) 不论花费多少(2) 不惜任何代价, 不惜任何牺牲 (at any cost)■ at a person's expense(1) 以某人的费用(2) 使某人受损 [添麻烦] , 牺牲某人They laughed at his ~.他们嘲弄他 [拿他开玩笑]■ at one's (own) expense(1) 自费He published the book at his own ~.他自费出版了那本书(2) 牺牲自己at the expense of﹍牺牲…, 以…为代价at the ~ of one's health以牺牲自己的健康 |