adj.(形容词)

1. 昂贵的
2. 高价的
3. 花钱（多）的
4. 价格高的
5. 费钱的
6. 花费大
7. 开销大
8. 代价昂贵
9. 消费大
10. 高级的
11. 华丽的
12. 阔绰的
13. 讲排场的
14. 浪费
15. 劳民伤财
16. 太会花钱
17. 花大钱
18. 乱花钱
19. 破费

adj.(形容词)

1. 昂贵的,费用大的 costing a lot (of money)

Adjective:

1. high in price or charging high prices;

   "expensive clothes"
   "an expensive shop"
   

1.昂贵的;高价的
If something isexpensive, it costs a lot of money.

e.g. Wine's soexpensive in this country...
葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。
e.g. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot ofexpensive equipment.
因为正在使用很多昂贵的设备，所以我非常紧张。

expensively
She was expensively dressed, with fine furs and jewels...
她穿戴着名贵的毛皮大衣和珠宝，非常奢华。
They do a third-rate job very expensively.
他们收很多钱交出了三流的活儿。

1. 贵的：缅甸(Burma)的仰光(Rangoon)有座高达百米的大金塔,塔顶覆盖(cover)着8688块金片,在7根金柱(pole)支起的塔檐上挂着1065个金铃和420个银铃,巨大的塔冠由众多块宝石(gem)组成,塔尖上是一颗硕大的绿宝石,堪称世界上最昂贵的(expensive)的塔.

The dress is too expensive for me to buy.

那衣服太昂贵，我买不起。

A cheaper camera is not always inferior to a more expensive one.

廉价照相机的质量并总不比昂贵的差。

This set of crystal wine cups is very expensive.

这套水晶玻璃酒杯非常昂贵。

The overhead costs are ridiculously expensive.

日常开支太高了。

It is more expensive to go by plane than by boat.

坐飞机去比坐船去的费用更高一些。

There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively.

还有其他一些餐馆价钱稍微便宜些。

expensively dressed'/furnished

穿着 / 陈设华贵

That dress was an expensive mistake .

那件连衣裙看走眼买贵了。

Making the wrong decision could prove expensive .

错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。

an expensive car'/restaurant'/holiday

昂贵的汽车；高档的餐馆；花费大的假日

Art books are expensive to produce.

美术书籍制作成本高。

I can't afford it, it's too expensive.

我买不起，太贵了。

I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.

因为正在使用很多昂贵的设备，所以我非常紧张。

Wine's so expensive in this country...

葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。

The upkeep of a yacht is very expensive.

游艇的维修保养费是很昂贵的.

That's an inefficient and expensive method.

这种方法少慢差费.

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.

接着向我走过来的那个人是卖高档钢笔和手表的.

John chose the least expensive of the book in these books.

约翰在这些书中选了一本最便宜的.

He felt a real country bumpkin, sitting in that expensive restaurant, not knowing which cutlery to use.

他觉得自己像个土老帽儿, 坐在高级餐厅里, 不知道该用哪一件餐具.

We choose an expensive toy for the boy.

我们给孩子买了一件昂贵的玩具.

The territory was too expensive for any purchaser, so the two couples parceled out a picnic lunch.

这地方什么都贵, 因此,两对夫妇分享一顿野餐.

This fur coat is expensive.

这件皮大衣价格高昂.

Her bikini was one of those expensive designer jobbies.

她的比基尼泳装是那种价格昂贵的名牌产品。

She was wearing an expensive new outfit.

她穿着一身昂贵的新衣裳。

a bottle of expensive perfume

一瓶昂贵的香水

The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.

这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。

In their haste to escape the rising water, they dropped some expensive equipment.

他们在河水上涨仓促逃离时，丢掉了一些值钱的装备。

GATT member countries have largely agreed to replace expensive and inefficient protectionist policies with a competitive free market system for world trade.

关贸总协定的成员国已大体上同意在全球贸易中用竞争性的自由市场体制取代代价高且效率低的保护主义政策。

The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.

反对理由有两点：太冒险而且太昂贵。

They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.

他们确实从楼上搬到了楼下，因为房租太贵了。

Instead of dining in top restaurants and wearing expensive suits, he likes to eat hamburgers and buys clothes off the peg.

比起穿着昂贵的套装到高档饭店吃饭，他更喜欢吃汉堡、买成衣。

Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.

尽管价格昂贵，但它们经久耐用，永不过时。

用作定语～+ n.

1. He flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.
   他用鲜花和昂贵的礼物讨好她。
2. We really don't need such a big, expensive car.
   我们实在并不需要如此大而豪华的汽车。
3. He gently refused to accept these expensive gifts.
   他委婉地拒绝了这些贵重的礼物。
4. The state government inaugurated an expensive project.
   州政府开始了一项耗资巨大的工程。
5. The shop sells very expensive clothes.
   这家商店销售十分昂贵的服装。
6. Such expensive dresses are not available in ordinary department stores.
   这样昂贵的衣服在普通百货商店里是买不到的。
7. I haven't got much money. Is it an expensive shop?
   我手头钱不多,那家店铺的商品售价很高吗?
8. Cargo handling usually takes time and expensive equipment.
   货物装卸通常费时,并需要昂贵的设备。
9. They had an expensive party last week.
   上星期他们举行了一次豪华的聚会。
10. It was an expensive education.
    它是一项耗资巨大的教育。
11. A long illness is an expensive misfortune for the average family.
    长期的生病对于普通家庭来说是件费钱而又不幸的事。
12. His books were bringing in royalties enough to enable him to live in a more expensive style.
    他的著作所获版税十分可观,足以使他过更为富裕的生活。
13. I bought the most expensive watch.
    我买了那块最昂贵的手表。
14. A passing group attracted his attention, two gentlemen and a radiantly expensive lady.
    一群过路的人引起了他的注意,两个男士和一位衣着华丽的妇女。

用作表语S+be+～

1. If it is too expensive I don't want it.
   这东西如果太贵,我就不要了。
2. It may be expensive, but it's worth the price.
   这东西可能比较贵,但物有所值。
3. I don't like those shoes, besides, they're too expensive.
   那双鞋我不喜欢,而且也太贵。
4. The bed is expensive.
   这张床很贵。
5. Diamonds come expensive.
   钻石现在价格很贵。
6. The book was very expensive, costing over $500.
   这本书非常昂贵,要花500多美元。
7. The meals in that restaurant are very expensive.
   那家酒店的饭菜很贵。
8. Alcoholic drinks are relatively expensive.
   低度饮料相应地涨价了。
9. Living in the country is less expensive than in the city.
   住在乡间比住在城里花钱少。
10. Tailors are so expensive.
    裁缝们索价很高。
11. This was more expensive than the other one.
    这本杂志比其他杂志贵。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. The book is too expensive for me.
   这本书太贵了,我买不起。
2. Such a tour would be too expensive for me.
   这样的旅行观光对我来说太贵了。
3. Meat was scarce during the war and too expensive for ordinary people.
   战争期间肉类紧缺,贵得普通人家买不起。
4. Houses are very expensive in this area.
   这个地区的房价非常昂贵。

S+be+～+to- v

1. Things such as diamonds are expensive to buy.
   买钻石这类的东西是很贵的。
2. Gold is too expensive to be used as a conductor.
   黄金太贵了,以致不能用作导体。

It is/was+～+(for sb) to- v

1. It is expensive to travel by plane.
   乘飞机旅行很费钱。
2. It's too expensive for me to buy.
   太贵了,我买不起。

～+名词

• expensive%20book">expensive book昂贵的书
• expensive%20car">expensive car昂贵的小汽车
• expensive%20clothes">expensive clothes昂贵的衣服
• expensive%20education">expensive education费用高的教育
• expensive%20gift">expensive gift昂贵的礼物
• expensive%20lady">expensive lady衣着华丽的妇女
• expensive%20mode%20of%20living">expensive mode of living奢华的生活方式
• expensive%20party">expensive party耗资巨大的晚会
• expensive%20project">expensive project耗资巨大的工程
• expensive%20watch">expensive watch昂贵的手表

副词+～

• expensive">abominably expensive奢侈得可恶
• expensive">absurdly expensive价钱高得不合理,奢侈得愚蠢
• expensive">amazingly expensive昂贵得惊人
• expensive">criminally expensive奢侈得可耻
• expensive">cruelly expensive极昂贵
• expensive">dreadfully expensive极端昂贵
• expensive">enormously expensive奢侈得极可恶
• expensive">excessively expensive极度奢侈
• expensive">exorbitantly expensive昂贵得过头
• expensive">extravagantly expensive过度奢侈
• expensive">extremely expensive极其昂贵
• expensive">foolishly expensive奢侈得愚蠢
• expensive">inconceivably expensive昂贵得惊人
• expensive">inevitably expensive必然昂贵
• expensive">inexpressibly expensive奢侈得无法形容
• expensive">naturally expensive自然昂贵
• expensive">outrageously expensive奢侈得令人不能容忍

～+动词不定式

• expensive%20to%20buy">expensive to buy买不起
• expensive%20to%20travel%20by%20plane">expensive to travel by plane乘飞机旅行太贵

～+介词

• expensive%20for%20sb">expensive for sb对于某人来说太贵
• expensive%20in%20diet">expensive in diet花在饮食上的费用大

• Young Men..are..so expensive both of their Health and Fortune.

  出自：Steele

• A regular arrangement of extracts..is..more expensive of time.

  出自：J. Gilchrist

Taxicabs-(出租车)

B：Oh, no. We’re going to be late for the meeting.
噢，糟糕。我们开会要迟到了。

A：No. We’ll get a cab. It’s faster than taking the bus or the subway.
不会的。我们坐出租车去。那比坐公车或搭地铁快。

B：Oh, good.
哦，好啊。

A：How much will it cost?
要多少钱？

expensive

B：Well, cabs are moreexpensive than the bus or the subway. It’ll probably cost around six dollars.
嗯，坐出租车比坐公车或地铁贵。可能大概要花6美元吧。

A：Taxi!!!
出租车！！！

B：I can’t find the business card. Do you know the address?
我找不到名片了，你知道地址吗？

A：Yeah. I met with them back in March, remember?
知道。我在三月还和他们见过面，记得吗？

B：Right.
对呀。

expensive

A：Driver, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., please.
司机。去宾夕法尼亚大街1600号。

Health Insurance-(医疗保险)

B：Ohhh, I think I broke my leg.
哦哦哦，我象是把腿给摔断了。

A：Here, sir, sit down in this wheelchair.
坐这儿，先生，坐在轮椅上。

B：Thanks.
谢谢。

A：The doctor will be with you in a moment. I just need to ask you a few questions.
医生马上就来。我要问你几个问题。

B：All right.
好的。

A：Name, age and date of birth, please.
您的姓名、年龄和出生日期是…？

B：John Taylor, 32, May 23, 1970.
约翰·泰勒，32岁，生于1970年5月23日。

A：Health insurance company and policy number?
您购买的医疗保险的公司和保险单编码是多少？

B：I don’t have it.
我没有。

A：What?
什么？

B：I don’t have health insurance.
我没有买医疗保险。

expensive的意思

A：Well, this is going to be a veryexpensive broken leg, Mr. Taylor.
哦，泰勒先生。这次摔断腿花费可不小。

expensive的反义词

B：Ohhhh!
哦哦哦。

Quality Control-(品管)

A：We're having some quality-control problems, Jim. We need to go to the source to work them out.
吉姆，我们有一些品管的问题。我们必须找出问题根源并设法解决。

B：What problems are you having, exactly?
你们究竟有什么问题？

A：The complaint rate for our new product line is very high, almost seven percent.
我们新产品的抱怨率非常高，几乎高达百分之七。

expensive在线翻译

B：That's high.
的确很高。

expensive在线翻译

A：Yes. We keep finding problems when testing the boards.
没错。我们测试声卡时一直发现问题。

B：But your promotional materials claim the boards are the leastexpensive of their type on the market.
可是你们的促销材料要求这种声卡必须是市场上同类型产品中最便宜的。

A：The leastexpensive, but still fully functional. And we think that your factory needs to take measures to improve quality control.
是要最便宜，但仍要有完备的功能。我们认为你们工厂需要采取措施来改善品管。

B：That will involve additional expenses for us, which we'll have to pass on to you as a rate hike.
那意味我们会有额外的开销，而我们会把价格增加部分转嫁到你们身上。

A：I'm afraid that's unacceptable. Your contract says that you will deliver a product with a reject rate of less than five percent.
恐怕我们无法接受。你们的合约上说你们会以低于百分之五的瑕疵率交货。

B：Well, I'll tell you what, Mike. I'll review the contract and talk with management. Then we'll get together and hash this out.
嗯，莱斯特我跟你说，我会再看一遍合约，并和管理部门讨论。然后我们会一起讨论解决这个问题。

adj.(形容词)

1. expensive的基本意思是“昂贵的,费用大的”,指花费的时间多、金额高或精力大。在用于价格时,含有超过应有价值或超出购物者的购买能力的意味。
2. expensive常用于修饰物,有时也可用于修饰人,此时多强调一个人的“衣着华丽”。

adj.(形容词)

expensive, costly, dear

这组词的共同意思是“高贵的”或“昂贵的”。其区别在于:dear指本身并不见得贵,但与同类物品的价格相比而显得“贵”; expensive指虽物有所值,但超出购买者支付能力的“贵”; costly则指物体本身“贵重”,因而价格“昂贵”,常引申指耗费的物质或精力很大。例如:

In the middle of the summer, fresh oranges are dear, but in the winter months they are cheap.仲夏时节的鲜桔很贵,但在冬季的几个月里却很便宜。

We indulged in an expensive supper after the concert.音乐会后我们尽情地享受了一顿昂贵的晚餐。

Selling your house can be a costly and time-consuming business.出售你的房子很可能是费钱耗时的事。

dear，expensive，costly

这些形容词都表示物品价格“高的，昂贵的”之意。

dear侧重指要价过高，或远高于公道、合理的价格，其反义词是cheap。

expensive指物品的价格超过了它本身所值，或超过了购买者的支付能力。

costly指物品价格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

adj.(形容词)

这套衣服的价钱太贵了。

误 The price of this suit of clothes is too expensive.

正 The price of this suit of clothes is too high.

正 This suit of clothes is too expensive.

析 expensive意为“昂贵的,费用巨大的”,不可与price连用。

经营现代化的农场花钱不多。

误 Modern farms aren't expensive to be developed.

正 Modern farms aren't expensive to develop.

正 Modern farms aren't expensive for us to develop.

析 be expensive+to- v 结构中,不定式的主动形式有被动意义,所以不可用被动结构。

我在集邮簿里收藏了许多贵重的邮票。

误 In my stamp album I have many highly-costed stamps.

正 In my stamp album I have many expensive stamps.

析 highly-costed意为“成本高”, expensive才是“有价值的,贵重的”的意思。

• ☆ 17世纪20年代进入英语，直接源自近代拉丁语的expensa，意为花费的，昂贵的。