| 单词 | expense |
| 释义 | expense noun¹ 1cost/money spent on sth花费adjective | verb + expense | expense + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤considerable, enormous, great, huge, significant, vast可观的花费；巨额花费➤added, additional, extra额外花费➤annual, monthly年度开支；月开支◆your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income.每月的住房开销不应该超过你收入的 28%。➤unexpected, unforeseen意外的／未预料到的花费▸➤unnecessary不必要的花费▸➤public公帑◆the bridge was built at public expense.这桥是政府出资修建的。➤personal个人花费verb + expense➤go to, incur花费◆they went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.他们花了那么多钱重新装修房子，可随后就搬家了。➤involve, put sb to (especially bre) 涉及到花钱；使某人花钱◆their visit put us to a lot of expense.他们的来访使我们花销很大。➤bear, cover, meet负担花费；支付开支◆she had to meet the expense herself.她得自己支付开销。➤spare no不节省钱◆no expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.为了使聚会成功，该花的钱都花了。➤avoid, save避免花费◆save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself.通过学会一些基本维修知识，省去请水管工的花费。➤cut, minimize, reduce削减／尽可能减少／降低花费◆you can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price.你可以把旧车卖个好价钱来减少开支。➤be worth值得花费◆the results are well worth the expense.这些成果完全值得花这些钱。➤justify证明花费合理◆a claim large enough to justify the expense of insurance policy premiums索赔额高到足以证明保费的合理性expense + verb➤rise花费上升◆my expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same.我的花费不断上升，可是收入却和原来一样。preposition➤at sb's/sth's expense由⋯付费；在损失⋯的情况下◆they had to repair the damage at their own expense.他们得自己花钱修理受破损之处。◆he built up the business at the expense of his health.他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立了这个企业。➤at... expense以⋯花费◆the house was transformed at great expense.花了很大一笔钱翻修房子。◆the package includes admission to the park at no extra expense.套票中包括公园的门票，无需额外付费。phrases➤at taxpayer expense, at taxpayers' expense, at the taxpayer's expense纳税人支付◆it emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer's expense.结果是，他们接受了免费乘坐头等舱的旅行，花的却是纳税人的钱。expense noun² 2sth that makes you spend money开支项目adjective➤big, considerable, major, significant大笔的／相当大的／主要的／可观的花费▸➤incidental杂费◆relocated employees received grants towards / toward incidental expenses like buying carpets.工作地点变动的雇员获得购买地毯等费用的杂项补助。➤ongoing经常性开支◆insurance is an ongoing expense.保险是一项经常性开支。➤business, management营业费；管理费◆meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense.会议及所费时间是一笔颇大的管理花费。➤capital资本支出◆the process turned out to be a significant capital expense.结果，这个过程花去了一笔可观的资本。➤depreciation, interest (both especially name) 折旧费用；利息支出◆net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million.净利息支出从 410 万增加到了 590 万美元。expense noun³ 3expenses money spent for a particular purpose用于某目的的花费adjective | verb + expenses | expenses + verb | expense + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤high, low高额／低额费用◆medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured.如果你没有买保险，医疗费会很高昂。◆look for a fund with low expenses.寻找低成本的资金。➤allowable, eligible, legitimate, reasonable允许的费用；合法的费用；合理的费用◆you can claim back the tax on legitimate business expenses.你可以索回对合法营业支出所课的税。➤deductible, tax-deductible可抵扣的／可扣税的费用◆start keeping track of deductible expenses such as charitable contributions.开始逐笔记录诸如慈善捐款等可抵税的支出。➤basic基本费用◆the guides are unpaid except for basic expenses.除了基本费用以外，导游并没有其他收入。➤miscellaneous杂费➤ongoing经常性费用◆your ongoing expenses such as your employees' salaries雇员工资等经常性费用➤out-of-pocket (= paid for by an employee, to be claimed back later from the employer) 可报销的开支◆any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed.由公司业务产生的开销都可以报销。➤total总开支◆total employee expenses were up about 6%.雇员的总开销大约增加了 6%。➤personal个人开支▸➤living生活开销▸➤household家庭开支➤administrative, maintenance, operating, operational, overhead (all especially name) 管理开销；维护花费；运营费用；间接费用➤business, work-related因公支出；与工作相关的费用➤marketing (especially name) 营销费用▸➤travel, travelling/traveling (especially bre) 差旅费▸➤moving, relocation, removal (bre) 搬迁费用➤childcare, college, educational, health-care, legal, medical孩子照管费用；大学花费；教育费；保健费用；律师费；医疗费▸➤funeral丧葬费verb + expenses➤incur产生费用▸➤cover, defray, meet, offset, pay, reimburse支付花销；退还费用；偿还花费◆he was given a sum of money to cover his travel expenses.他得到一笔钱以支付差旅费。➤claim, claim back, claim for索要费用；索还费用◆they are claiming expenses for travel and meals.他们要求报销旅费及餐费。➤recoup收回费用◆we will recoup our expenses within 24 months.我们将在 24 个月内收回开支。➤deduct扣除费用◆you will have to pay income tax on the rent you receive, although you can deduct expenses such as insurance.你可以扣除保险费等的开支，但租金收入要纳税。➤cut, lower, minimize, reduce削减／降低／最大限度减少／缩减开支◆in an effort to reduce expenses and boost profits努力减少开支提高利润expenses + verb➤arise from sth, arise out of sth (both especially bre) 费用出现◆you can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident.由这次事故引起的所有费用你都有望获得赔偿。➤increase, rise费用增加／提高◆operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year.去年运营费用增加了 23% 以上。expense + noun➤expense account报销账目◆put the cost of the meal on your expense account.把这顿饭的花费记在你的报销账目上。➤expenses claim, expense report (name) 费用申请／报告➤expense reimbursement (name) 费用补偿◆you will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation.作为法律代表，你将会获得最高 5,000 美元的费用补偿。preposition➤on expenses (bre) 公费开支◆i think we deserve a night out on expenses.我觉得我们该花公费出去玩一个晚上。phrases➤all expenses paid所有费用已付◆a two-day, all-expenses-paid trip to new york city费用全包的纽约两日游➤spare no expense不惜花费◆when it came to the wedding, no expense was spared (= a lot of money was spent).办婚礼可是花了一大笔钱。expense /ɪkspens/ noun (accounting 会计) [countable, uncountable] money that a business spends on supplies, workers, services, etc. in order to operate 开支；费用ⓘ expenses are taken away from profits in a company's financial records在公司的财务记录中，开支是要从利润（profit）中扣除的◆labour is the airline industry's biggest expense. 劳动力是航空业最大的开支。◆marketing/sales expenses 营销／销售开支◆the cost of the insurance can be deducted as a business expense. 保险费用可以作为业务开支扣除。◆even after expenses, healthy profit margins remain. 即使在扣除开支以后，仍然有可观的利润。⨁ to bear / incur an expense承担／发生开支 ⨁ to cover / meet an expense支付费用 ⨁ to deduct sth / treat sth / write sth off as an expense将某物作为费用扣除／对待／注销 ⨁ to control / cut / reduce / trim expenses控制／削减／降低／节省费用 ⨁ big / high / large / low expenses大额／高额／大笔／少量费用 ⨁ an extra / unexpected / unnecessary expense额外／意外／不必要的开支 expenses [plural] money that you spend while doing a job that your employer or the person you are working for will pay back to you later （可以报销的）开支，费用，花销◆we will cover your travel expenses. 我们会报销你的差旅费用。◆i charge $200 an hour plus expenses. 我每小时收费 200 元，垫付费用另算。◆(bre) to take a client out for a meal on expenses 用业务费请客户外出就餐◆an all-expenses-paid trip 费用全部报销的出差 ➡ expenses claim ⨁ basic / out-of-pocket expenses基本的／实报实销的开支 ⨁ to incur expenses发生费用 ⨁ to cover / pay / refund / reimburse sb's expenses报销某人的开支 ⨁ to claim (back) / recover your expenses报销你的开支 3. [uncountable] the money that you spend on sth 费用；成本◆the factory was rebuilt at considerable expense. 这家工厂以高昂的成本得以重建。◆he arranged everything, no expense spared (= he spent as much as was needed). 他不惜代价安排了一切。 ●at sb's expensepaid for by sb/sth 由某人支付◆we were taken for a meal at the company's expense. 公司出钱请我们外出就餐。 accrued expense ◇ capital expense ◇ fixed expense ◇ interest expense ◇ operating expense ☞ expenseexpense [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money费用；开销◆the garden was transformed at great expense.花园改建花了一大笔钱。◆we were taken out for a meal at the company's expense (= the company paid).公司出钱请我们外出用餐。◆he's arranged everything: no expense spared (= he spent as much money as could possibly be needed).他不惜代价把一切安排好。◆they went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.他们花了很多钱重新装饰这房子，可后来又搬走了。◆their visit put us to a lot of expense.他们的来访使我们破费不小。◆running a car is a big expense.养一辆车开销很大。 ➡ see also expenses → costs , expensive → expensive expense/ɪkˈspens ||; ɪkˈspɛns/noun1. [c,u] the cost of sth in time or money （时间或金钱上的）代价，花费: ◇running a car is a great expense. 养一辆汽车花费很大。◇the movie was filmed in tahiti at great expense. 这部电影是花了很大的代价在塔希提岛拍的。 2. expenses [pl] money that is spent for a particular purpose （作某用途的）开支，费用: ◇you can claim back your travelling expenses. 你的旅费可以报销。 at sb's expense 1. with sb paying; at sb's cost 由某人付钱: ◇my trip is at the company's expense. 我的旅费由公司支付。 2. against sb, so that he/she looks silly 捉弄: ◇they were always making jokes at paul's expense. 他们老是拿保罗开玩笑。 at the expense of sth harming or damaging sth 以…为代价: ◇he was a successful businessman, but it was at the expense of his family life. 他是个成功的商人，但却因此牺牲了家庭生活。 expense• ⇨ at the expense of sth• ⇨ go to great expense• ⇨ spare no expense ex·pense /ɪk`spɛns; ɪkˈspens/n 1. [c,u] the amount of money you spend on something 花费，费用:◇household/medical/living expenses (=money that you spend for a particular purpose) 家庭/医疗/生活开支◇at great expense (=costing a lot of money) 以高昂的费用: we were wined and dined at great expense by kate's boss. 凯特的老板出手阔绰地请我们大吃大喝。 2. expenses [plural 复数] money that you spend on travel, hotels etc when you are working, and then get back from your employer 业务费用:◇a claim for travel expenses 申请差旅费 3. at the expense of achieved by harming someone or something 以（损害）…为代价:◇the asbestos industry continued to expand at the expense of public health. 石棉工业以损害公众健康为代价在继续发展。 4. at sb's expense a) if you do something at someone's expense, they pay for you to do it 由某人付费:◇guy spent a year in canada at his parents' expense. 盖伊由父母出钱在加拿大逗留了一年。 b) in a way that makes someone seem stupid 嘲弄某人:◇louis kept making jokes at his wife's expense. 路易斯不断地嘲弄妻子。 ☞ expense |
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