| 单词 | expense |
| 释义 | 🔑 ex·penseBrE /ɪkˈspens/ NAmE /ɪkˈspens/ noun 🔑 [U ]the money that you spend on sth 费用；价钱◆ The garden was transformed at great expense . 花园改建花了一大笔费用。◆ No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed )to make the party a success . 为使聚会成功多大费用都在所不惜。◆ He's arranged everything , no expense spared . 他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。◆ She always travels first -class regardless of expense . 无论费用多高她总是乘头等舱。◆ The results are well worth the expense . 有这些结果花的钱很值。afford , bank , bankrupt , capital , economy , expense , finance , invest , money , profit pricecost ⬥ value ⬥ expense ⬥ worthThese words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.以上各词均指价值、价钱。price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service指商品或服务的价格、价钱：◆house prices房屋价格◆How much are these? They don't have a price on them.这些东西卖多少钱？它们都没有标价。◆I can't afford it at that price.这样的价格我付不起。cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth指购买、制造某物或做某事所需的成本、费用、花费：◆A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.新的计算机系统已安装，费用为 8 万英镑。value how much sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged指价值：◆The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.获胜者将得到价值为 1 000 英镑的奖品。NOTEEspecially in British English, value can also mean how much sth is worth compared with its price.尤其在英式英语中，value 亦表示划算程度：◆This restaurant is excellent value(= is worth the money it costs).这家餐馆很合算。price, cost or value?用 price、cost 还是 value？The price is what sb asks you to pay for an item or service. * price 指商品或服务的要价：◆to ask/charge a high price要价高；收费高◆to ask/charge a high cost/valueObtaining or achieving sth may have a cost; the value of sth is how much other people would be willing to pay for it. * cost 指获取某物或达到某目的所需的费用；value 指别人愿意为某物付出的价值：◆house prices房屋价格◆the cost of moving house搬家费用◆The house now has a market value of one million pounds.这栋房子目前的市场价值为 100 万英镑。expense the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money指所花费用、花钱的东西、开销：◆The garden was transformed at great expense.花园改建花了一大笔费用。◆Running a car is a big expense.养一辆车开销很大。worth the financial value of sb/sth指人或物的价值：◆He has a personal net worth of $10 million.他有价值 1 000 万美元的个人净资产。NOTE Worth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of sth. * worth 较常用以指某事物的实际作用或道德意义。Patternsthe high price/cost/valuethe real/true price/cost/value/worthto put/set a price/value on sthto increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expenseto raise/double/lower the price/cost/valueto cut the price/cost🔑 [C , usually sing. ]something that makes you spend money 花钱的东西；开销◆ Running a car is a big expense . 养一辆车开销很大。🔑 expenses [pl. ]money spent in doing a particular job , or for a particular purpose 开支；花费；费用◆ living /household /medical /legal , etc . expenses 生活费用；家庭开支；医疗、律师等费用◆ Can I give you something towards expenses ? 在开支方面我能为你做点什么吗？◆ financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency 供紧急情况下开支的经济援助◆ The payments he gets barely cover his expenses . 他几乎是入不敷出。costsspending ⬥ expenditure ⬥ expenses ⬥ overheads ⬥ outlayThese 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。coststhe 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spendingthe 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。expenditure(ratherformal ) 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教育支出expensesmoney 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overhead(s)the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages指经费、运营费用、经常性开支：◆High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。outlaythe 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指启动新业务或项目所必要的开支、费用或为了节省后期投入而使用的经费：◆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。Patternsspending/expenditure/outlay on sthhigh/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheadstotal costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlaycapital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlayhousehold costs/spending/expenditure/expensesgovernment/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditureto increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay🔑 expenses [pl. ]money that you spend while you are working and which your employer will pay back to you later （向雇主报销的）费用，开支，花销，业务费用◆ You can claim back your travelling /travel expenses .你可以报销差旅费。◆ (BrE ) to take a client out for a meal on expenses 用业务费请客户外出就餐◆ an all -expenses -paid trip 费用全数报销的公差costsspending ⬥ expenditure ⬥ expenses ⬥ overheads ⬥ outlayThese 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。coststhe 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spendingthe 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。expenditure(ratherformal ) 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教育支出expensesmoney 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overhead(s)the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages指经费、运营费用、经常性开支：◆High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。outlaythe 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指启动新业务或项目所必要的开支、费用或为了节省后期投入而使用的经费：◆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。Patternsspending/expenditure/outlay on sthhigh/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheadstotal costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlaycapital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlayhousehold costs/spending/expenditure/expensesgovernment/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditureto increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay ● at sb's expense paid for by sb 由某人付钱；由某人负担费用◆ We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense . 公司出钱请我们外出就餐。if you make a joke at sb's expense , you laugh at them and make them feel silly 在某人受损的情况下；以某人为代价；跟某人开玩笑● at the expense of sb /sth with loss or damage to sb /sth 在牺牲（或损害）…的情况下◆ He built up the business at the expense of his health . 他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。● go to the expense of sth /of doing sth ● go to a lot of , etc . expense to spend money on sth 把钱用在…上；花钱于◆ 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。● put sb to the expense of sth /of doing sth ● put sb to a lot of , etc . expense to make sb spend money on sth 使某人花钱（于…）；使某人负担费用◆ Their visit put us to a lot of expense . 他们的来访使我们破费不小。● expense , money , etc . is no ˈobject used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money 费用不在话下；钱不成问题◆ He always travels first class —expense is no object . 他总是乘头等舱旅行，从不计较花费多少。 |
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