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BNC: 1919 COCA: 2137
expensenounuk/ɪkˈspens/ us/ɪkˈspens/

B2 [ U ] the use of money, time, or effort花钱；支付；耗费

Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense.事实证明，买辆大点儿的车还是很值得的。
We've just had a new garage built at great expense.我们刚花了很多钱建了一座新车库。
We went on holiday at my father's expense (= he paid for it).我们去度了假，一切费用由我父亲支付。
It's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them.花钱买你并不真正需要的新衣服是很傻的。

[ C ] something that makes you spend money花钱的东西（或缘由）；开销

Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday.我们今年最大的开销就是暑期度假。
We need to cut down on our expenses.我们必须削减开支。
expenses [ plural ]

C1 money that you spend when you are doing your job, that your employer will pay back to you（向雇主报销的）业务费用，开支，花销

I need to get my expenses approved.我得去办报销核准手续。
UK Don't worry about the cost of lunch - it's on expenses.别担心午饭花多少钱——这是可以报销的。

More examples

He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

Just buy it - never mind the expense!

Owning a car involves a lot of expense - it's unavoidable.

She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.

All the time and expense involved in keeping up to date with the changes has been worthwhile.

Idiom(s)

all expenses paid
at the expense of sb
at the expense of sth
blow/hang the expense
no expense is spared
BNC: 1919 COCA: 2137
expense

noun¹

 1cost/money spent on sth花費ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXPENSE | EXPENSE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤considerable, enormous, great, huge, significant, vast可觀的花費；巨額花費➤added, additional, extra額外花費➤annual, monthly年度開支；月開支◇Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income.每月的住房開銷不應該超過你收入的 28%。➤unexpected, unforeseen意外的／未預料到的花費▸➤unnecessary不必要的花費▸➤public公帑◇The bridge was built at public expense.這橋是政府出資修建的。➤personal個人花費VERB + EXPENSE➤go to, incur花費◇They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.他們花了那麼多錢重新裝修房子，可隨後就搬家了。➤involve, put sb to (especially BrE) 涉及到花錢；使某人花錢◇Their visit put us to a lot of expense.他們的來訪使我們花銷很大。➤bear, cover, meet負擔花費；支付開支◇She had to meet the expense herself.她得自己支付開銷。➤spare no不節省錢◇No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.為了使聚會成功，該花的錢都花了。➤avoid, save避免花費◇Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself.通過學會一些基本維修知識，省去請水管工的花費。➤cut, minimize, reduce削減／盡可能減少／降低花費◇You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price.你可以把舊車賣個好價錢來減少開支。➤be worth值得花費◇The results are well worth the expense.這些成果完全值得花這些錢。➤justify證明花費合理◇a claim large enough to justify the expense of insurance policy premiums索賠額高到足以證明保費的合理性EXPENSE + VERB➤rise花費上升◇My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same.我的花費不斷上升，可是收入卻和原來一樣。PREPOSITION➤at sb's/sth's expense由⋯付費；在損失⋯的情況下◇They had to repair the damage at their own expense.他們得自己花錢修理受破損之處。◇He built up the business at the expense of his health.他以自己的健康為代價逐步建立了這個企業。➤at... expense以⋯花費◇The house was transformed at great expense.花了很大一筆錢翻修房子。◇The package includes admission to the park at no extra expense.套票中包括公園的門票，無需額外付費。PHRASES➤at taxpayer expense, at taxpayers' expense, at the taxpayer's expense納稅人支付◇It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer's expense.結果是，他們接受了免費乘坐頭等艙的旅行，花的卻是納稅人的錢。
expense

noun²

 2sth that makes you spend money開支項目ADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, major, significant大筆的／相當大的／主要的／可觀的花費▸➤incidental雜費◇Relocated employees received grants towards / toward incidental expenses like buying carpets.工作地點變動的雇員獲得購買地毯等費用的雜項補助。➤ongoing經常性開支◇Insurance is an ongoing expense.保險是一項經常性開支。➤business, management營業費；管理費◇Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense.會議及所費時間是一筆頗大的管理花費。➤capital資本支出◇The process turned out to be a significant capital expense.結果，這個過程花去了一筆可觀的資本。➤depreciation, interest (both especially NAmE) 折舊費用；利息支出◇Net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million.淨利息支出從 410 萬增加到了 590 萬美元。
expense

noun³

 3expenses money spent for a particular purpose用於某目的的花費ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXPENSES | EXPENSES + VERB | EXPENSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤high, low高額／低額費用◇Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured.如果你沒有買保險，醫療費會很高昂。◇Look for a fund with low expenses.尋找低成本的資金。➤allowable, eligible, legitimate, reasonable允許的費用；合法的費用；合理的費用◇You can claim back the tax on legitimate business expenses.你可以索回對合法營業支出所課的稅。➤deductible, tax-deductible可抵扣的／可扣稅的費用◇Start keeping track of deductible expenses such as charitable contributions.開始逐筆記錄諸如慈善捐款等可抵稅的支出。➤basic基本費用◇The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses.除了基本費用以外，導遊並沒有其他收入。➤miscellaneous雜費➤ongoing經常性費用◇your ongoing expenses such as your employees' salaries雇員工資等經常性費用➤out-of-pocket (= paid for by an employee, to be claimed back later from the employer) 可報銷的開支◇Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed.由公司業務產生的開銷都可以報銷。➤total總開支◇Total employee expenses were up about 6%.雇員的總開銷大約增加了 6%。➤personal個人開支▸➤living生活開銷▸➤household家庭開支➤administrative, maintenance, operating, operational, overhead (all especially NAmE) 管理開銷；維護花費；運營費用；間接費用➤business, work-related因公支出；與工作相關的費用➤marketing (especially NAmE) 營銷費用▸➤travel, travelling/traveling (especially BrE) 差旅費▸➤moving, relocation, removal (BrE) 搬遷費用➤childcare, college, educational, health-care, legal, medical孩子照管費用；大學花費；教育費；保健費用；律師費；醫療費▸➤funeral喪葬費VERB + EXPENSES➤incur產生費用▸➤cover, defray, meet, offset, pay, reimburse支付花銷；退還費用；償還花費◇He was given a sum of money to cover his travel expenses.他得到一筆錢以支付差旅費。➤claim, claim back, claim for索要費用；索還費用◇They are claiming expenses for travel and meals.他們要求報銷旅費及餐費。➤recoup收回費用◇We will recoup our expenses within 24 months.我們將在 24 個月內收回開支。➤deduct扣除費用◇You will have to pay income tax on the rent you receive, although you can deduct expenses such as insurance.你可以扣除保險費等的開支，但租金收入要納稅。➤cut, lower, minimize, reduce削減／降低／最大限度減少／縮減開支◇in an effort to reduce expenses and boost profits努力減少開支提高利潤EXPENSES + VERB➤arise from sth, arise out of sth (both especially BrE) 費用出現◇You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident.由這次事故引起的所有費用你都有望獲得賠償。➤increase, rise費用增加／提高◇Operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year.去年運營費用增加了 23% 以上。EXPENSE + NOUN➤expense account報銷賬目◇Put the cost of the meal on your expense account.把這頓飯的花費記在你的報銷賬目上。➤expenses claim, expense report (NAmE) 費用申請／報告➤expense reimbursement (NAmE) 費用補償◇You will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation.作為法律代表，你將會獲得最高 5,000 美元的費用補償。PREPOSITION➤on expenses (BrE) 公費開支◇I think we deserve a night out on expenses.我覺得我們該花公費出去玩一個晚上。PHRASES➤all expenses paid所有費用已付◇a two-day, all-expenses-paid trip to New York City費用全包的紐約兩日遊➤spare no expense不惜花費◇When it came to the wedding, no expense was spared (= a lot of money was spent).辦婚禮可是花了一大筆錢。
BNC: 1919 COCA: 2137
expense noun
⇨ costs (travel expenses) ⇨ price (do sth at great expense)
BNC: 1919 COCA: 2137

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