释义
n. 费用；开支
money spent or needed for a particular purpose
n. 代价；损害
harm or disadvantage caused while benefiting someone or something else
例句
Rent is our biggest expense every single month.
房租是我们每个月最大的一笔开支。
Cities should improve public transport without placing the entire expense on residents who already face financial difficulties.
城市应改善公共交通，而不应让已经面临经济困难的居民承担全部费用。
常用搭配
- living expenses ｜ 生活开支
- cover the expense ｜ 支付费用
- at the expense of ｜ 以…为代价
- spare no expense ｜ 不惜费用
词族
- expensive (adj.)
- inexpensive (adj.)
- expenditure (n.)
近义
- cost
- expenditure
用法提示
日常各项开支常用复数expenses；expensive是形容词。
常见问题
- expense 是什么意思？
- n. 费用；开支；n. 代价；损害
- expense 怎么发音？
- 英音 /ɪkˈspens/，美音 /ɪkˈspens/。点击页面上方的发音按钮可以试听。
