1 (U) [又作 an ] (金錢、時間、勞力的) 花費(fèi),費(fèi)用
at great [little] expense
以巨大費(fèi)用 [幾乎不花錢地]
at an expense of 100 dollars
以一百美元的費(fèi)用
spare no expense
不惜花費(fèi)
put a person to expense
使人花錢,使人散財,使人負(fù)擔(dān)費(fèi)用
2 [expenses; 與修飾語連用] …用的經(jīng)費(fèi),…費(fèi)
school expenses
學(xué)費(fèi)
traveling expenses
旅費(fèi)
3 [an expense] 很花錢的事物
Repairing a house is an expense.
修房子是很花錢的事
at any expense
(1) 不論花費(fèi)多少
(2) 不惜任何代價,不惜任何犧牲 (at any cost)
at a person's expense
(1) 以某人的費(fèi)用
(2) 使某人受損 [添麻煩] ,犧牲某人
They laughed at his expense.
他們嘲弄他 [拿他開玩笑]
at one's (own) expense
(1) 自費(fèi)
He published the book at his own expense.
他自費(fèi)出版了那本書
(2) 犧牲自己
at the expense of
犧牲…,以…為代價
at the expense of one's health
以犧牲自己的健康
at sb.'s expense
1.由某人付錢
2.嘲弄；捉弄