单词 | at the expense of sth |
释义 | at the expense ofsthC1 If you do one thing at the expense of another, doing the first thingharmsthe second thing. 以…为代价,在…受损的情况下 He had no need toprotecttheirreputationat the expense of his own.他没有必要为了保护他们的名誉而牺牲自己的。 |
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