n.費(fèi)用; 價(jià)錢; 花錢的東西; 開銷; 開支; 花費(fèi)
vt.向…收取費(fèi)用; 把…作為開支勾銷

復(fù)數(shù)：expenses

牛津詞典

noun

費(fèi)用；價(jià)錢the money that you spend on sth

The garden was transformed at great expense .花園改建花了一大筆費(fèi)用。

No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.為使聚會(huì)成功多大費(fèi)用都在所不惜。

He's arranged everything, no expense spared .他不惜代價(jià)把一切安排得井井有條。

She always travels first-class regardless of expense.無論費(fèi)用多高她總是乘頭等艙。

The results are well worth the expense.有這些結(jié)果花的錢很值。

花錢的東西；開銷something that makes you spend money

Running a car is a big expense.養(yǎng)一輛車開銷很大。

開支；花費(fèi)；費(fèi)用money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose

living/household/medical/legal, etc. expenses 生活費(fèi)用；家庭開支；醫(yī)療、律師等費(fèi)用

Can I give you something towards expenses?在開支方面我能為你做點(diǎn)什么嗎？

financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency供緊急情況下開支的經(jīng)濟(jì)援助

The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.他幾乎是入不敷出。

（由雇主報(bào)銷的）費(fèi)用，開支，花銷，業(yè)務(wù)費(fèi)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.你可以報(bào)銷差旅費(fèi)。

to take a client out for a meal on expenses 用業(yè)務(wù)費(fèi)請(qǐng)客戶外出就餐

an all-expenses-paid trip費(fèi)用全數(shù)報(bào)銷的旅行

柯林斯詞典

N-VAR 花費(fèi);費(fèi)用;開支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...他花大價(jià)錢買了一臺(tái)特別大的電視機(jī)，這樣每個(gè)人都能看清楚。

To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished...為避免將來出現(xiàn)額外的開支和不必要的麻煩，盡量在抹灰完工之前把固定設(shè)施確定下來。

It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.這筆錢不算多，但是能幫助支付家庭開支。

N-PLURAL （由雇主報(bào)銷的）開支，費(fèi)用，業(yè)務(wù)費(fèi)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...作為國際奧林匹克委員會(huì)的成員，她的交通費(fèi)用和酒店住宿費(fèi)用都由國際奧委會(huì)支付。

Can you claim this back on expenses?這個(gè)你能報(bào)銷嗎？

PHRASE 由…付費(fèi)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?...建筑師是否應(yīng)該繼續(xù)接受5年的公費(fèi)培訓(xùn)呢？

Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense.報(bào)名的教師完全出于自愿而且費(fèi)用自理。

PHRASE 拿…開玩笑;以…為嘲弄的對(duì)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.我想他在拿我們尋開心。

PHRASE 以犧牲…的利益為代價(jià)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...但是持懷疑態(tài)度的人擔(dān)心費(fèi)用的削減會(huì)以犧牲病人的利益為代價(jià)。

According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研究，女性以犧牲男性的利益為代價(jià)而獲得了顯著的收益。

PHRASE 以…為代價(jià)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...它們值得擁有，但是不能因此放棄更好的服務(wù)。

The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.那個(gè)管弦樂團(tuán)現(xiàn)在更有紀(jì)律性了，卻喪失了靈魂。

PHRASE 花（大筆）錢做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?...既然可以租電鋸，為什么要花大價(jià)錢買一個(gè)呢？

It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.據(jù)說他花費(fèi)巨資在大樓里安裝了一臺(tái)電梯。

to spare no expense → see: spare

雙語例句

The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants 物主靠壓榨農(nóng)民而贏得暴利。

An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense. 服裝費(fèi)將可算作貿(mào)易或商務(wù)開支。

He's bought a specially big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly 他花大價(jià)錢買了一臺(tái)特別大的電視機(jī)，這樣每個(gè)人都能看清楚。

To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished 為避免將來出現(xiàn)額外的開支和不必要的麻煩，盡量在抹灰完工之前把固定設(shè)施確定下來。

It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses. 這筆錢不算多，但是能幫助支付家庭開支。

As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel expenses were paid by the IOC 作為國際奧林匹克委員會(huì)的成員，她的交通費(fèi)用和酒店住宿費(fèi)用都由國際奧委會(huì)支付。

Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense. 報(bào)名的教師完全出于自愿而且費(fèi)用自理。

I think he's having fun at our expense. 我想他在拿我們尋開心。

But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient 但是持懷疑態(tài)度的人擔(dān)心費(fèi)用的削減會(huì)以犧牲病人的利益為代價(jià)。

According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men. 根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研究，女性以犧牲男性的利益為代價(jià)而獲得了顯著的收益。

They are worth having but not at the expense of better services 它們值得擁有，但是不能因此放棄更好的服務(wù)。

The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit. 那個(gè)管弦樂團(tuán)現(xiàn)在更有紀(jì)律性了，卻喪失了靈魂。

Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one? 既然可以租電鋸，為什么要花大價(jià)錢買一個(gè)呢？

It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building. 據(jù)說他花費(fèi)巨資在大樓里安裝了一臺(tái)電梯。

He put Elizabeth's motel bill and airfare on his expense account. 他將伊麗莎白住汽車旅館的費(fèi)用和機(jī)票費(fèi)用記在他的報(bào)銷賬目中。

It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense. 這暴露了以長(zhǎng)久的環(huán)境破壞為代價(jià)換取短期工業(yè)利益的錯(cuò)誤。

The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense. 其他辦法只會(huì)使情況復(fù)雜化，而且可能給他帶來更大花銷。

Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM. 今年福特公司的市場(chǎng)份額一直在擴(kuò)大，導(dǎo)致通用汽車公司市場(chǎng)份額減少。

Next to the expense of cashiers, pricing items is one of the costliest labor costs of grocery retailers. 對(duì)食品雜貨零售商來說，給貨物貼價(jià)簽也是勞動(dòng)力成本中最為昂貴的一個(gè)部分，僅次于雇傭收銀員的費(fèi)用。

Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment. ***人會(huì)抱怨他過分看重懲罰，而忽視了預(yù)防和解決措施。

The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family. 這些經(jīng)銷商通過損害我家人的利益不光彩地賺錢。

The presenters and audience ripped her apart, enjoying a laugh at her expense 主持人和聽眾都公開批評(píng)她，并以取笑她為樂。

I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth 我會(huì)設(shè)法替他省下要從珀斯飛來的機(jī)票費(fèi)用。

Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot. 官員說他們會(huì)不惜一切地阻止再次發(fā)生暴亂。

His success was all the sweeter for being at the expense of Europe's most admired team. 他擊敗的是歐洲最受人崇拜的球隊(duì)，這讓他更有成就感。

Don't stress minor issues at the expense of the central task. 不要因次要問題而沖淡了中心任務(wù)。

Don't profit yourself at the expense of others. 不要占他人的便宜。

Never do anything to your profit at another's expense. 切不可作任何損人利己的事。

The expense is prohibitive. 費(fèi)用高得使人不敢問津。

習(xí)慣用語

n.

at ***'s expense

由某人付錢；由某人負(fù)擔(dān)費(fèi)用paid for by ***

We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.公司出錢請(qǐng)我們外出就餐。

在某人受損的情況下；以某人為代價(jià)；跟某人開玩笑if you make a joke at ***'s expense , you laugh at them and make them feel silly

at the expense of ***/sth

在犧牲（或損害）…的情況下with loss or damage to ***/sth

He built up the business at the expense of his health.他以自己的健康為代價(jià)逐步建立起這個(gè)企業(yè)。

go to the expense of sth/of doing sth

go to a lot of, etc. expense

把錢用在…上；花錢于to spend money on sth

They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.他們不惜一切代價(jià)重新裝飾這房子，可后來又搬走了。

put *** to the expense of sth/of doing sth

put *** to a lot of, etc. expense

使某人花錢（于…）；使某人負(fù)擔(dān)費(fèi)用to make *** spend money on sth

Their visit put us to a lot of expense.他們的來訪使我們破費(fèi)不小。

expense, money, etc. is no object

費(fèi)用不在話下；錢不成問題used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money

He always travels first class─expense is no object.他總是乘頭等艙旅行，從不計(jì)較花費(fèi)多少。

英英釋義

noun

a detriment or sacrifice

at the expense of

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

Synonym:di***ursaldi***ursement

money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting

verb

reduce the estimated value of something

For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer

Synonym:write offwrite down