expense
US
UK expense n: (cost)
SC 费用 fèi yòng
SC 价钱 fèi yòng，jià qián
TC 價錢
TC 價錢
SC 价格 fèi yòng，jià gé
TC 價格
TC 價格
£3000 is too great an expense for a single dress.
一条裙子价格3000英镑，太贵了。
expense n: ([sth] that costs money) (花钱的东西)
SC 消费品，开销 xiāo fèi pǐn，kāi xiāo
TC 消費品
TC 消費品
We need our car to get to work, so it's a necessary expense.
我们上班要开车，所以这笔开销是必须的。
expense n: (business: outgoing amount)
SC 花费 huā fèi
TC 花費
TC 花費
SC 成本 huā fèi，chéng běn
TC 成本
TC 成本
In many countries, if you work at home, you can claim a proportion of your electricity bill as a tax-deductible expense.
在许多国家，如果你在家工作，可以报一部分电费为成本，减免税款。
expenses npl: (costs incurred)
SC 开支 kāi zhī
TC 開支
TC 開支
SC 花费 kāi zhī，huā fèi
TC 花費
TC 花費
SC 开销 kāi zhī，kāi xiāo
The businessman had a company credit card to pay for his expenses. As long as I earn enough to cover my expenses every month, then I'm happy.
这位商人用公司的信用卡支付个人开支。只要我每月的收入够我开销，我就很高兴了。
expenses npl: (money reimbursed)
SC 业务费用 yè wù fèi yòng
TC 業務費用
TC 業務費用
SC 业务补贴
Angela's salary and expenses were paid directly into her bank account.
安吉拉的工资和业务费用都直接打到她的银行账户里。
expense [sth/sb] vtr: US, informal (charge to company) (非正式用语)
SC 向...收取费用
expense [sth/sb] vtr: (write off as an expense)
SC 把...记入费用账户
SC 将...记为费用
at great expense adv: (at great financial cost)
SC 花了很多钱 huā le hěn duō qián
My parents paid my way through four years of college at great expense.
at [sb]'s expense adv: figurative (causing [sb] discomfort)
SC 让...付出代价
John made a joke at Lina's expense, causing everyone to laugh except Lina, who frowned in dismay.
at the expense of [sb], at [sb]'s expense adv: (paid for by [sb] else)
SC 由...出钱
Faculty can attend the conference at the university's expense.
at the expense of [sb], at [sb]'s expense prep: figurative (to the detriment of [sb])
SC 以损失…为代价 yǐ sǔn shī wéi dài jià
Many children make cruel jokes at the expense of other children.
at [sb]'s expense prep: figurative (to detriment of [sb]) (人)
SC 以损伤...为代价，以伤害...为代价
at the expense of [sth] prep: figurative (to the disadvantage of [sth]) (事)
SC 以...为代价
SC 靠牺牲
bear the expense v expr: (pay)
SC 承担费用 chéng dān fèi yòng
TC 承擔費用
TC 承擔費用
SC 支付费用
bear the expense of [sth] v expr: (pay)
SC 支付...的费用
Her father is bearing the expense of the wedding.
business expense n: often plural (expense incurred in doing business)
SC 经营费用
SC 企业费用
expense account n: (account for expenses)
SC 支出账户
TC 支出帳戶
TC 支出帳戶
SC 费用账户
The director charged her business lunch to her expense account.
have fun at the expense of [sb], have fun at [sb]'s expense v expr: (joke about [sb])
SC 拿某人开玩笑 ná mǒu rén kāi wán xiào
SC 笑话某人 ná mǒu rén kāi wán xiào，xiào huà mǒu rén
The media is currently having a lot of fun at the disgraced politician's expense.