expensive
gb/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/ us/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
A2
영어
~ 1700
의미
의미 0개
adjective
A2
property
1
costing a lot of money
Costing a lot of money.
사용 패턴：
[something] is expensive
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expensive' with 'valuable'; 'valuable' means worth a lot, but not necessarily costly to buy.
유의어
costly (Slightly more formal; can also imply figurative cost such as effort or loss.)
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pricey (Informal; often used in casual conversation.)
반의어
cheap (Implies low price, sometimes with the connotation of low quality.)
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inexpensive (Neutral term for low price without implying poor quality.)
연어
expensive car
|expensive restaurant
|expensive clothes
|expensive gift
|expensive habit
주제
shopping
|economy
|daily life
|daily_life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
예문
- This watch is too expensive for me to buy.
- We stayed at an expensive hotel by the beach.
- Organic food can be more expensive than regular food.
- He bought her an expensive piece of jewelry.
- Eating out every night is becoming expensive.
학습자용 예문
- The shoes are expensive.
- This phone is very expensive.
- That restaurant is expensive.
- Her dress looks expensive.
문법
기본형
expensive
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
US/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
음절 및 강세
ex - pens - ive （3음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pens)
활용형
Adjective
- Base: expensive
관련 단어
Core family
expense
noun B1
expensively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inexpensive
adjective B1
inexpensively
adverb
Advanced or less common
expenditure
noun B2
expend
verb B2
표현
at an expensive price
1/ˈæt ən ɪkspˈɛnsɪv pɹˈaɪs/
fixed phrase
paying a lot of money for something
Paying a lot of money to get something.
예문
- He got the tickets at an expensive price because he bought them late.
- They managed to buy the house, but at an expensive price.
make [something] expensive
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
cause something's cost to be high
To cause the price of something to be high.
예문
- High demand can make housing expensive in big cities.
- Import taxes make these goods expensive.
too expensive for [someone]
1/tˈu ɪkspˈɛnsɪv fɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
cost more than someone can afford
Costing more money than someone can pay or wants to pay.
예문
- That car is too expensive for me.
- This holiday is too expensive for most families.