1 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. 花费;费用;开支
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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。
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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。
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It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.
这笔钱不算多，但是能帮助支付家庭开支。
2 N-PLURAL [oft poss NOUN] （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. （由雇主报销的）开支，费用，业务费用 [business]
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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。
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Can you claim this back on expenses?
这个你能报销吗？
3 PHRASE 由…付费 If you do something at someone's expense, they provide the money for it. 由…付费
4 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. 拿…开玩笑;以…为嘲弄的对象
5 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. 以牺牲…的利益为代价
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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。
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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。
6 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. 以…为代价
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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。
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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。
7 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. 花（大笔）钱做
8 to spare no expense→see: spare
| Word Partnership | Use expense with: |
| ADJ. | additional expense, extra expense, medical expense 1 |
| N. | business expense 1 2 |
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