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expense

English → Chinese

noun//ɪkˈspens//

(noun) 费用;支出:为了获得某物或完成某事所花的钱。

The company will reimburse all your travel expenses after the business trip.

(Chinese) 出差结束后,公司将报销你所有的差旅费。

Repairing the old car was a huge expense that we hadn't planned for.

(Chinese) 修理旧车是一笔我们未曾计划的巨大支出。

noun//ɪkˈspens//

(noun) 以...为代价:在损害或牺牲另一方的情况下完成某事。

He achieved great success in business, but often at the expense of his family life.

(Chinese) 他在事业上取得了巨大成功,但往往是以牺牲家庭生活为代价的。

We shouldn't try to increase profits at the expense of our workers' safety.

(Chinese) 我们不应该以牺牲工人的安全为代价来增加利润。

Entry ID: en:zh:expense · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary