expense

noun

1. 费用；价钱
   the money that you spend on sth
   1. The garden was transformed at great expense .
      花园改建花了一大笔费用。
   2. 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。
   3. He's arranged everything, no expense spared .
      他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。
   4. She always travels first-class regardless of expense.
      无论费用多高她总是乘头等舱。
   5. The results are well worth the expense.
      有这些结果花的钱很值。
2. 花钱的东西；开销
   something that makes you spend money
   1. Running a car is a big expense.
      养一辆车开销很大。
3. 开支；花费；费用
   money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose
   1. living/household/medical/legal, etc. expenses
      生活费用；家庭开支；医疗、律师等费用
   2. Can I give you something towards expenses?
      在开支方面我能为你做点什么吗？
   3. financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency
      供紧急情况下开支的经济援助
   4. The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.
      他几乎是入不敷出。
4. （由雇主报销的）费用，开支，花销，业务费
   money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later
   1. You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses.
      你可以报销差旅费。
   2. to take a client out for a meal on expenses
      用业务费请客户外出就餐
   3. an all-expenses-paid trip
      费用全数报销的旅行

1. N-VAR 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.
      这笔钱不算多，但是能帮助支付家庭开支。
2. N-PLURAL （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.
   1. 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。
   2. Can you claim this back on expenses?
      这个你能报销吗？
3. PHRASE 由…付费
   If you do something at someone's expense, they provide the money for it.
   1. 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？
   2. 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。
4. PHRASE 拿…开玩笑;以…为嘲弄的对象
   If someone laughs or makes a joke at your expense, they do it to make you seem foolish.
   1. I think he's having fun at our expense.
      我想他在拿我们寻开心。
5. PHRASE 以牺牲…的利益为代价
   If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
6. PHRASE 以…为代价
   If you say that someone does something at 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
7. PHRASE 花（大笔）钱做
   If you go to the expense of doing something, you do something which costs a lot of money. If you go to great expense to do something, you spend a lot of money in order to achieve it.
   1. 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？
   2. 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。
8. to spare no expense → see: spare

1. The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants
   物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。
2. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
   服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.
   这笔钱不算多，但是能帮助支付家庭开支。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. I think he's having fun at our expense.
   我想他在拿我们寻开心。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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？
14. 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。
15. He put Elizabeth's motel bill and airfare on his expense account.
    他将伊丽莎白住汽车旅馆的费用和机票费用记在他的报销账目中。
16. It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.
    这暴露了以长久的环境破坏为代价换取短期工业利益的错误。
17. The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense.
    其他办法只会使情况复杂化，而且可能给他带来更大花销。
18. Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM.
    今年福特公司的市场份额一直在扩大，导致通用汽车公司市场份额减少。
19. Next to the expense of cashiers, pricing items is one of the costliest labor costs of grocery retailers.
    对食品杂货零售商来说，给货物贴价签也是劳动力成本中最为昂贵的一个部分，仅次于雇佣收银员的费用。
20. Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment.
    民主党人会抱怨他过分看重惩罚，而忽视了预防和解决措施。
21. The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.
    这些经销商通过损害我家人的利益不光彩地赚钱。
22. The presenters and audience ripped her apart, enjoying a laugh at her expense
    主持人和听众都公开批评她，并以取笑她为乐。
23. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth
    我会设法替他省下要从珀斯飞来的机票费用。
24. Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot.
    官员说他们会不惜一切地阻止再次发生暴乱。
25. His success was all the sweeter for being at the expense of Europe's most admired team.
    他击败的是欧洲最受人崇拜的球队，这让他更有成就感。
26. Don't stress minor issues at the expense of the central task.
    不要因次要问题而冲淡了中心任务。
27. Don't profit yourself at the expense of others.
    不要占他人的便宜。
28. Never do anything to your profit at another's expense.
    切不可作任何损人利己的事。
29. The expense is prohibitive.
    费用高得使人不敢问津。

n.

at sb's expense

• 由某人付钱；由某人负担费用
  paid for by sb
  1. We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.
     公司出钱请我们外出就餐。
• 在某人受损的情况下；以某人为代价；跟某人开玩笑
  if you make a joke at sb's expense , you laugh at them and make them feel silly

at the expense of sb/sth

• 在牺牲（或损害）…的情况下
  with loss or damage to sb/sth
  1. 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。

go to the expense of sth/of doing sth

go to a lot of, etc. expense

• 把钱用在…上；花钱于
  to spend money on sth
  1. 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。

put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth

put sb to a lot of, etc. expense

• 使某人花钱（于…）；使某人负担费用
  to make sb spend money on sth
  1. Their visit put us to a lot of expense.
     他们的来访使我们破费不小。

expense, money, etc. is no object

• 费用不在话下；钱不成问题
  used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money
  1. He always travels first class─expense is no object.
     他总是乘头等舱旅行，从不计较花费多少。

noun

1. a detriment or sacrifice
   1. at the expense of

2. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

   Synonym:    disbursaldisbursement

3. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
   1. he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting

verb

1. reduce the estimated value of something
   1. For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer

   Synonym:    write offwrite down