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ex.penseIk5spentsn(a cause of) spending of or using money, time or effort(时间、精力或金钱等的)支出，花费(的原由)Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday. [C]我们今年最大的开支是我们的暑假。We need to save money by cutting down on our expenses. [C]我们需要削减开支以有所积蓄。Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense. [U]事实证明买一辆大些的车是值得的。The government needs to consider the expense of its policies to the taxpayer. [U]政府需要考虑这些政策对纳税人所带来的损失。We've just had a new garage built at great expense. [U]我们刚刚花了很多钱建了一个新车库。My employer wouldn't pay for a computer for me to use at work, so I bought one at my own expense (= I paid for it myself). [U]我的雇主不肯为我买一台计算机工作时用，所以我自己花钱买了一台。It's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them. [U]花钱买并不真正需要的新衣服是很傻的。I don't want to put you to the expense of coming to the airport to meet me. [U]我不想让你破费来机场接我。We can go wherever you like for dinner this evening, no expense(s) spared (= it isn't important how much it costs).今晚我们可以去任何一个你喜欢的地方吃饭，花多少钱不要紧。His business was very successful, but it was at his family's expense (= his family suffered because of it).他的生意很成功，但是他的家人可受了苦。I think it's very unkind to make jokes at the expense of other people (= which make other people look foolish).我觉得开玩笑捉弄别人是太刻薄了。I can put this lunch on my expense account (= my employer will pay for it as forming part of my work).我可以把这顿午餐的钱算在我的费用帐户上。
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