n.(名词)

1. 费用，花费，开支，开销，花销
2. 消耗，消费
3. 价钱
4. 损失，耗损
5. 牺牲
6. 花钱的东西
7. 经费，业务费用
8. 代价
9. 花掉的钱

v.(动词)

1. 把…作为开支勾销

n.(名词)

1. [S][U]消耗,花费 cost in money, time or effort
2. [P]花费的钱,费用 money spent in doing sth

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"
   

Verb:

1. reduce the estimated value of something;

   "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
   

1.花费;费用;开支
expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.

e.g. He's bought a specially big TV at vastexpense so that everyone can see properly...
他花大价钱买了一台特别大的电视机，这样每个人都能看清楚。
e.g. To avoid extraexpense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished...
为避免将来出现额外的开支和不必要的麻烦，尽量在抹灰完工之前把固定设施确定下来。

2.（由雇主报销的）开支，费用，业务费用
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.

e.g. As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel expenses were paid by the IOC...
作为国际奥林匹克委员会的成员，她的交通费用和酒店住宿费用都由国际奥委会支付。
e.g. Can you claim this back on expenses?
这个你能报销吗？

3.由…付费
If you do somethingat someone'sexpense, they provide the money for it.

e.g. Should architects continue to be trained for five years at publicexpense?...
建筑师是否应该继续接受5年的公费培训呢？
e.g. Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their ownexpense.
报名的教师完全出于自愿而且费用自理。

4.拿…开玩笑;以…为嘲弄的对象
If someone laughs or makes a jokeat yourexpense, they do it to make you seem foolish.

e.g. I think he's having fun at ourexpense.
我想他在拿我们寻开心。

5.以牺牲…的利益为代价
If you achieve somethingat the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.

expense的翻译

e.g. But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at theexpense of the patient...
但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。
e.g. According to this study, women have made notable gains at theexpense of men.
根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。

6.以…为代价
If you say that someone does somethingat 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.

e.g. They are worth having but not at theexpense of better services...
它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。
e.g. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at theexpense of spirit.
那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。

7.花（大笔）钱做
If yougo to the expense of doing something, you do something which costs a lot of money. If yougo to greatexpense to do something, you spend a lot of money in order to achieve it.

expense的解释

e.g. Why go to theexpense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?...
既然可以租电锯，为什么要花大价钱买一个呢？
e.g. It was said that he went to greatexpense to install a lift in the building.
据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。

8. to spare noexpense -> see spare

1. 费用：摘要: 费用(expense) 费用的概念 一定会计期间会计主体经济利益的减少是损益表要素之一. 企摘要:欧洲债券(Euro bond) 欧洲债券概述 欧洲债券:是票面金额货币并非发行国家当地货币的债券. 是指以外

2. 支出：软件介绍:Palm 桌面端官方的正式中文版,Palm桌上软件结合了行事历 (Calendar),联系人 (Contacts),支出 (expense) 和其它功能. Palm桌上软件可以单独使用,或者为用户提供观看,排列,寻找,编辑,备份资料和安装程序到您的掌上电脑.

3. 消费：一个人后天获取能力的过程,便是接受培训教育的过程,教育培训就是一种投资. 可以讲,人力资源投资是人力资本形成的基本条件. 现在,人们已经普遍认为:人力资源的教育培训是一种投资(investment),而不是一种消费(expense)

4.

4. 开支：根据会计准则,公司的收入(Revenue)要和相对的开支(expense)同时入帐,举例说,公司卖出一件产品,把收益入帐的同时,亦要把该产品的成本如原料等同时入帐.

It's too much of an expense for me to own a car.

对我来说，拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。

Societies should try to save every plant and animal species, regardless of the expense to humans in effort, time, and financial well-being.

社会应尽力挽救每一动植物物种,不管花费多少人力、时间和财力。

Don't involve yourself in unnecessary expense.

勿做不必要的花费。

He finished the job at the expenses of his health.

他以牺牲健康完成了这项工作。

That's why a reduction in price can never be made at the expense of quality.

正因为如此,降低价格的同时,并不能以牺牲质量为代价。

You can claim back your travelling'/travel expenses.

你可以报销差旅费。

We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.

公司出钱请我们外出就餐。

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起这个企业。

They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.

他们不惜一切代价重新装饰这房子，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。

an all-expenses-paid trip

费用全数报销的旅行

(British English)to take a client out for a meal on expenses

用业务费请客户外出就餐

The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.

他几乎是入不敷出。

financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency

供紧急情况下开支的经济援助

The garden was transformed at great expense .

花园改建花了一大笔费用。

No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.

为使聚会成功多大费用都在所不惜。

He's arranged everything, no expense spared .

他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。

She always travels first-class regardless of expense.

无论费用多高她总是乘头等舱。

The results are well worth the expense.

有这些结果花的钱很值。

Running a car is a big expense.

养一辆车开销很大。

living'/household'/medical'/legal, etc. expenses

生活费用；家庭开支；医疗、律师等费用

Can I give you something towards expenses?

在开支方面我能为你做点什么吗？

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

据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。

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

既然可以租电锯，为什么要花大价钱买一个呢？

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

那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。

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

它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。

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

根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。

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

报名的教师完全出于自愿而且费用自理。

I think he's having fun at our expense.

我想他在拿我们寻开心。

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

但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。

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

作为国际奥林匹克委员会的成员，她的交通费用和酒店住宿费用都由国际奥委会支付。

Can you claim this back on expenses?

这个你能报销吗？

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

建筑师是否应该继续接受5年的公费培训呢？

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

他花大价钱买了一台特别大的电视机，这样每个人都能看清楚。

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

为避免将来出现额外的开支和不必要的麻烦，尽量在抹灰完工之前把固定设施确定下来。

1. I can't afford the expense of redecorating my house.
   我负担不起重新装修房子的费用。
2. It's too much of an expense to own a car.
   拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。
3. House repairs, holidays and other expenses reduced his bank balance to almost nothing.
   修房、度假和其他开销使他在银行的存款所剩无几。

at sb's expense

捉弄某人against sb, so as to make them seem silly

at the expense of

在损失〔损坏〕某事物的情况下with loss or damage to sth

go to the expense of

在某事上花钱spend money on sth

put sb to the expense of

使某人花钱于某事上cause sb to spend money on sth

spare no expense

不惜费用with no regard for the cost

动词+～

• expense">afford〔assume, stand〕 the expense承担费用
• expense">avoid expense避免花费
• expense">bear〔take on〕 all the expense承担全部费用
• expenses">clear the expenses支付开销
• expenses">cut down〔reduce〕 expenses削减开支
• expense">figure out expense算出费用
• expenses">increase〔keep down〕 expenses增加〔削减〕开支

形容词+～

• expenses">advertising expenses广告费
• expense">additional expense附加费用
• expenses">constant〔variable〕 expenses固定〔变动〕费用
• expense">extra expense额外开支
• expenses">housing〔living〕 expenses住房〔生活〕费用
• expenses">necessary expenses必要的开支
• expenses">working expenses经营费,工作费用

名词+～

• expenses">business〔development, funeral〕 expenses营业〔发展,丧葬〕费用
• expenses">entertainment expenses招待费,娱乐费
• expenses">holiday〔office, school〕 expenses度假〔办公,学〕费

介词+～

• expense">at sb's expense由某人付费
• expense">free of expense免费
• expense">regardless of expense不惜费用
• expense">with great〔little〕 expense花费大〔小〕

～+介词

• expense%20for%E3%80%94in%E3%80%95">the expense for〔in〕用于…的费用

• This exuberance of money displayed itself in wantonness of expence.

  出自：S. Johnson

• The protein issue..was now insufficient for full normal expense of energy.

  出自：U. Le Guin

n.(名词)

expense, cost, outlay

这三个名词的共同意思是“花费,费用”。其区别是：

1.cost指为获得或生产某物所费的金额,是时间、劳力等的总计。一般指日常生活的开销,也可指劳力、服务等的“费用”“花费”; expense则含有较不确定的意味,泛指“费”“费用”; 而outlay则指为一定目的而花费的金额。例如:

She built the house without regard to cost.她盖这房子根本不在乎花多少钱。

The expense of a good education is great.受到好的教育需要一大笔费用。

We need a large outlay on scientific research.我们需要科学研究的大量费用。

2.cost和outlay既可用作动词,又可用作名词,而expense只能用作名词,其动词形式为expend。

charge，price，fee，fare，cost，expense

这些名词均有“价格，费用”之意。

charge指提供服务时索取的费用，也指货物的价格、价钱。

price指商品在市场出售的价格，尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价。

fee指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用，还可指会费、借书费等。

fare侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。

cost指生产某东西的成本，也泛指商品的价格，可与price换用。

expense常指实际支付的费用总数额，有时也指钱的花费。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自近代拉丁语的expensa，意为花费，消费，消耗。