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| 1 | something that is expensive costs a lot of money 昂贵的；费钱的 |
| He always wears expensive clothes. 他总是穿价格不菲的衣服。 |
| It can be very expensive to train new personnel. 培训新员工会很费钱。 |
| expensive tastes (=liking things that cost a lot of money) young people with expensive tastes and large bank accounts 对奢侈品的爱好 |
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| 2 | an expensive mistake or decision is one that causes you serious problems （错误或决定）代价高的 |
| It was an expensive decision – it cost me my job. 这个决定代价甚高，它使我丢掉了工作。 |
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| expensively adv |
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