expense[ik'spens]
汉语翻译
n. 费用, 代价, 开支, 损失
【经】 费用, 开支, 将支出转为费用
相关词组:
go to the expense of...
put sb to expense
at sb's expense
have a laugh at sb's expense
词型变化
动词过去式:expensed 过去分词:expensed 现在分词:expensing 第三人称单数:expenses
词意辨析
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。
英语解释
名词 expense:
- amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)同义词：disbursal, disbursement
- a detriment or sacrifice
- money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
例句
- He finished the job at the expenses of his health.他以牺牲健康完成了这项工作。
- 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。
详细解释
ex.pense
n.（名词）
Something spent to attain a goal or accomplish a purpose:花费：为达到目的或完成目标而支付的东西：例句：an expense of time and energy on the project.在那个项目上时间和精力的支出
A loss for the sake of something gained; a sacrifice:损失，牺牲：为获得某物而付出的损失；牺牲：例句：achieved speed at the expense of accuracy.See Synonyms at price 获得了速度但丧失了精确性参见 price
An expenditure of money; a cost:金钱的支出；花费：例句：an improvement that was well worth the expense; a trip with all expenses paid.值得花费的改进；所有花费已被付清的旅行
expenses Abbr. exp. expenses 缩写 exp.Charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work:业务费用，经费：雇员在履行工作中所带来的花费：例句：was reimbursed for her travel expenses.她的旅费已报销
Informal Money allotted for payment of such charges.【非正式用语】 开支：为支付这样花费而拨出的钱Something requiring the expenditure of money:需要支出金钱的事物：例句：Redecorating the house will be a considerable expense.重新装饰房屋将是一项很大的花费
Archaic The act of expending.【古语】 花费：花费的行为v.tr.（及物动词）ex.pensed,ex.pens.ing,ex.pens.es To charge with expenses.收取费用To write off as an expense.把…作为开支勾销
<习惯用语>at (one`s) expense
To (one`s) detriment or chagrin:对某人不利：例句：telling jokes at my expense.我被嘲弄了一番
习惯用语>来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Anglo-Norman 源自 英法语 from Latin (pecunia) expônsa [(money) paid out] [from feminine past participle of] expendere [to pay out] * see expend 源自 拉丁语 (pecunia) expônsa [支付的（钱）] [] 源自expendere的阴性过去分词 [付钱] *参见 expend