expense
expense
英[ɪkˈspens]美[ɪkˈspens]
n.开销，费用，业务费；
复数：expenses;
例句
He finished the job at the expense of his health.他完成了那件工作, 但却损害了健康。
There may be travel expense, as well.可能还有旅途费用。
The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.他的房租是每个月*大的开支。
They purchased life at the expense of honour.他们以牺牲名誉为代价换得了生命。
Never mind the expense!不用担心费用！
The expense of living is immense.生活费用很庞大。
In his plans he discounted the expense.在他的计划中他没有考虑到费用。
She cannot afford the expense.她花不起这笔钱。
You spend one - second of the monthly expense on body - building.你将月开销的二分之一用于健身运动.
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。
英语六级真题
Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a business justification the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day inherit.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文The high cost of medical services and unnecessary tests and treatments have driven up medical expenses.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Standardization of forms for automatic processing will save a lot of medical expenses.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文One main factor that has driven up medical expenses is that doctors are compensated for the amount of care rather than its effect.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文It protects incompetent teachers at the expense of students.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Health problems caused by stress in the workplace result in huge public health expenses.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they graduate.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Similarly, some couples don't have children because they don't want to sacrifice their own lifestyles to the lime and expense of a family.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文They argue that when a company like Monsanto goes to great expense to create a valuable new genetically modified seed, it must be able to protect its property interests
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Inflation increases families' expenses.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Cutting down the expenses on child-rearing.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college," he has written.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses?
出自-2013年12月听力原文What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company's travel expenses?
出自-2013年6月听力原文By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are "catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others " who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they gra
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CThey seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day in
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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.
例句
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。To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished...为避免将来出现额外的开支和不必要的麻烦，尽量在抹灰完工之前把固定设施确定下来。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.
例句
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。Can you claim this back on expenses?这个你能报销吗？PHRASE
由…付费
If you do something at someone's expense, they provide the money for it.
例句
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？Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense.报名的教师完全出于自愿而且费用自理。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.
例句
I think he's having fun at our expense.我想他在拿我们寻开心。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.
例句
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。According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。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.
例句
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。The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。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.
例句
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？It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。英汉词典释义
n.
消耗, 花费
花费的钱, 费用, 开支, 花费
费用；价钱
花钱的东西；开销
（向雇主报销的）费用，开支，花销，业务费用
英英词典释义
Noun
1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
2. a detriment or sacrifice;
"at the expense of"3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;
"he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"行业词典
体育： 消耗；损耗；
