expense
gb/ɪkspˈɛns/ us/ɪkspˈɛns/
B1
英语
~ 2000
义项
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名词
B1
entity
1
Money spent on something
Money you spend to buy something or to pay for a service.
用法模式：
[someone]'s expense(s)
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expense' (money spent) with 'price' (cost to buy). 'Price' refers to what something costs, while 'expense' is the money you actually spend or have to spend.
近义词
cost (A general term for the price of something, not always implying payment already made.)
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expenditure (More formal; often used in business or government contexts for money spent.)
反义词
income (Refers to money received, which is the opposite of money spent.)
搭配
travel expenses
|living expenses
|medical expenses
|at someone's expense
|cut expenses
主题
business
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
例句
- The company covered all travel expenses for the conference.
- We need to reduce our monthly expenses to save money.
- Her medical expenses were higher than expected this year.
- The trip was worth the expense.
- They keep a record of all business-related expenses.
学习者例句
- I paid my own travel expenses.
- My living expenses are very high.
- We must cut our expenses this month.
- He wrote down each expense in a notebook.
- Food is our biggest expense.
名词
formal
B2
action
2
The act of spending money
The action of paying money for something.
用法模式：
the expense of [something]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'expense' here with 'cost' as a static number; in this sense, it focuses more on the process or effort involved in spending money.
近义词
spending (A more everyday term for using money; less formal.)
反义词
saving (Keeping money instead of using it.)
搭配
at great expense
|spare no expense
|at considerable expense
主题
business
|finance
|daily_life
例句
- The building was renovated at great expense.
- He spared no expense in making the wedding perfect.
- At the expense of his own comfort, he helped the team succeed.
- The project was completed at considerable expense to the company.
- They went to the expense of hiring a famous chef.
学习者例句
- We built the house at great expense.
- She spared no expense for her son's party.
- They did it at the expense of their health.
- The garden was made at considerable expense.
- He went to the expense of buying new chairs.
语法
词典原形
expense
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛns/
US/ɪkspˈɛns/
音节与重音
ex - pense （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pense)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: expense
- Plural: expense, expenses
词族
Forms
expenses
noun
Core family
expensive
adjective A2
Related words
expensively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inexpensive
adjective B1
inexpensively
adverb
Advanced or less common
相关表达
at great expense
1/ˈæt ɡɹˈeɪt ɪkspˈɛns/
fixed phrase
With a lot of money spent
With a lot of money used or paid.
例句
- The bridge was repaired at great expense.
- They moved into a new office at great expense.
at someone's expense
1/ˈæt sˈʌmwˌʌnz ɪkspˈɛns/
fixed phrase
Causing cost or harm to someone else
If something is done at someone's expense, it harms them or costs them money.
例句
- He made a joke at her expense, and she didn’t laugh.
- The team won, but at the expense of several injured players.
go to the expense of
1/ɡˈoʊ tə ðə ɪkspˈɛns əv/
fixed phrase
Choose to spend money on something specific
To decide to spend money on something, especially when it is not necessary.
例句
- We didn’t want to go to the expense of buying new furniture.
- She went to the expense of printing personalized invitations.
spare no expense
1/spˈɛɹ nˈoʊ ɪkspˈɛns/
idiom
Spend as much as needed
To spend a lot of money to get the best result possible.
例句
- They spared no expense in decorating the hall for the wedding.
- The movie spared no expense on special effects.
spare no expense
2/spˈɛɹ nˈoʊ ɪkspˈɛns/
idiom
spend as much money as needed
To spend a lot of money and not try to save, in order to get the best result.
例句
- They spared no expense on their wedding reception.
- The company spared no expense to impress their clients.
- Her parents spared no expense when it came to her education.