expense的中文翻譯是什麼意思

expense

US/ɪkˈspens/
UK/ɪkˈspens/

n. 開銷; 費用; 業務費

expense柯林斯釋義

N-VAR花費;費用;開支

Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.

  • He's bought a specially big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly...

    他花大價錢買了一臺特別大的電視機,這樣每個人都能看清楚。

  • To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished...

    為避免將來出現額外的開支和不必要的麻煩,儘量在抹灰完工之前把固定設施確定下來。

N-PLURAL(由僱主報銷的)開支,費用,業務費用

Expenses are amounts of money that you spend while doing something in the course of your work, which will be paid back to you afterwards.

  • As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel expenses were paid by the IOC...

    作為國際奧林匹克委員會的成員,她的交通費用和酒店住宿費用都由國際奧委會支付。

  • Can you claim this back on expenses?

    這個你能報銷嗎?

PHRASE由…付費

If you do something at someone's expense, they provide the money for it.

  • Should architects continue to be trained for five years at public expense?...

    建築師是否應該繼續接受5年的公費培訓呢?

  • Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense.

    報名的教師完全出於自願而且費用自理。

PHRASE拿…開玩笑;以…為嘲弄的物件

If someone laughs or makes a joke at your expense, they do it to make you seem foolish.

  • I think he's having fun at our expense.

    我想他在拿我們尋開心。

PHRASE以犧牲…的利益為代價

If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.

  • But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient...

    但是持懷疑態度的人擔心費用的削減會以犧牲病人的利益為代價。

  • According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.

    根據這項研究,女性以犧牲男性的利益為代價而獲得了顯著的收益。

PHRASE以…為代價

If you say that someone does something at the expense of another thing, you are expressing concern at the fact that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all their resources.

  • They are worth having but not at the expense of better services...

    它們值得擁有,但是不能因此放棄更好的服務。

  • The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.

    那個管弦樂團現在更有紀律性了,卻喪失了靈魂。

PHRASE花(大筆)錢做

If you go to the expense of doing something, you do something which costs a lot of money. If you go to great expense to do something, you spend a lot of money in order to achieve it.

  • Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?...

    既然可以租電鋸,為什麼要花大價錢買一個呢?

  • It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.

    據說他花費巨資在大樓裡安裝了一臺電梯。

expense英文釋義

Noun

1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

    2. a detriment or sacrifice;

    • at the expense of

    3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer;

    • he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting

    expense同義詞辨析

    charge, price, fee, fare, cost, expense

    這些名詞均有"價格,費用"之意。

    • charge : 指提供服務時索取的費用,也指貨物的價格、價錢。
    • price : 指商品在市場出售的價格,尤指賣方對商品所提出的單價。比喻意義指付出的代價。
    • fee : 指上學、求醫以及找律師等付的費用,還可指會費、借書費等。
    • fare : 側重指旅行時所付的車、船費等費用。
    • cost : 指生產某東西的成本,也泛指商品的價格,可與price換用。
    • expense : 常指實際支付的費用總數額,有時也指錢的花費。

    expense短語

    1. at someone's expense

      由某人付費;由某人承擔費用

    2. at the expense of

      以…為代價;忽視

    3. at (one's) expense

      對某人不利

    expense場景例句

    We were wined and dined at the firm's expense.

    公司以酒宴款待我們.

    Never do anything to your profit at another's expense.

    切不可作任何損人利己的事.

    He tried to be clever at my expense.

    他想捉弄我以賣弄小聰明.

    She cannot afford the expense.

    她花不起這筆錢.

    He spared no expense to make the party a success.

    為使宴會成功他不惜費用.

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    expense詞性變形

    expenses

    expense反義詞

    n. 費用;支出;開支

    income