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noun 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？ financial help to meet the expenses of an emergency供紧急情况下开支的经济援助 The payments he gets barely cover his expenses. 他几乎是入不敷出。 You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses.你可以报销差旅费。 (British English) to take a client out for a meal on expenses用业务费请客户外出就餐 an all-expenses-paid trip费用全数报销的公差 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。 an education system that benefits bright children at the expense of those who are slower to learn 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。 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。 house prices房屋价格 How much are these? They don’t have a price on them. 这些东西卖多少钱？它们都没有标价。 I can’t afford it at that price.这样的价格我付不起。 A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的计算机系统已安装，费用为 8 万英镑。 The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000. 获胜者将得到价值为 1 000 英镑的奖品。 This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs).这家餐馆很合算。 to ask/charge a high price要价高；收费高 to ask/charge a high cost/value.house prices房屋价格 the cost of moving house搬家费用 The house now has a market value of one million pounds.这栋房子目前的市场价值为 100 万英镑。 The garden was transformed at great expense. 花园改建花了一大笔费用。 Running a car is a big expense. 养一辆车开销很大。 He has a personal net worth of $10 million.他有价值 1 000 万美元的个人净资产。 labour/production costs人工／生产成本 rising costs正在上涨的成本 public spending公共开支 More spending on health was promised.已承诺增加医疗开支。 expenditure on education教育支出 legal expenses律师费 travel expenses差旅费 High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。 The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。 labour/production costs人工／生产成本 rising costs正在上涨的成本 public spending公共开支 More spending on health was promised.已承诺增加医疗开支。 expenditure on education教育支出 legal expenses律师费 travel expenses差旅费 High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。 The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。 He was given a sum of money to cover his travel expenses. I think we deserve a night out on expenses. Insurance is an ongoing expense. It emerged that they had received free first-class travel at the taxpayer’s expense. Look for a fund with low expenses. Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured. Meetings, and the time for them, are a considerable management expense. My expenses are constantly rising and my income stays the same. Net interest expense increased to $5.9 million from $4.1 million. No expense was spared to make the party a success. 为使聚会成功多大费用都在所不惜。 No expense was spared= they spent as much money as was needed to make the party a success. Operating expenses rose by more than 23% last year. Put the cost of the meal on your expense account. Relocated employees received grants towards incidental expenses like buying carpets. Save the expense of calling out a plumber by learning some of the basics yourself. She had to meet the expense herself. Start keeping track of deductible expenses such as charitable contributions. The accommodation package includes admission to the golf course at no extra expense. The bridge was built at public expense. The garden was transformed at great expense. 花园改建花了一大笔费用。 The guides are unpaid except for basic expenses. The process turned out to be a significant capital expense. They are claiming expenses for travel and meals. They had to repair the damage at their own expense. Total employee expenses were up about 6%. We will recoup our expenses within 24 months. When it came to the wedding, no expense was spared. You can claim back the tax on legitimate business expenses. You can expect to receive compensation for all expenses arising out of the accident. You can reduce your expenses by selling your old car at a good price. You will have to pay income tax on the rent you receive, although you can deduct expenses such as insurance. You will receive expense reimbursement for up to $5 000 for legal representation. Your monthly housing expense should not be greater than 28% of your income. a claim large enough to justify the expense of insurance policy premiums a commercial traveller staying at the hotel on expenses a two-day, all expenses paid trip to London in an effort to reduce expenses and boost profits your ongoing expenses such as your employees’ salaries He’s arranged everything: no expense spared. 他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。 The real expense of the trip was the flights. We were taken out for a meal at the company’s expense. 公司出钱请我们外出就餐。 |