700
can
get rid of them when they are no longer needed, or thirdc it is acceptable if
they are killed or destroyed 可 牺牲的；可消耗的；可毁灭的BD3 DISPENSABLE
ex-pend-iture
/ik'spenditj»(r)/ noun [U, C] 1 the act of
spending or using money; an amount of money spent 途费；消费；费用；开支：a reduction in fmbiic/ govemment/miilftfltiy
expenditure 公共/ 政府 / 军费开 支的削减◊ to increase
expenditure on ZieaZth 增加 医斤福：#开支舶计划◊ The budget
provided/or a totaZ expenditure 〇/£27 biHion.预算案规定支出总额为270亿 英镑。，..p> note at cost — compare income 2 the use of energy，time, materials, etc.(精力、时间、材料等的）
耗费，丨肖耗：t/ie expenditure 〇/emotion
感情耗费◊ TTiis study represents a
major expenditure of time and effort. 这项研究意味着要耗费大量的时间和精力。" ex-pense /ik'spens/ noun 1 [U] the money that you
spend on sth 费用；价钱：The garden was trans/ormed at great expense.花鹵改建花了
一大笔费用。◊ No expense was
spared (= they spent as much money as
was needed) to make the party a success.为使聚佘成功多大费用都在所不惜。◊ He’s arranged, everything, no
expense spared.
一切安排得井#有条。◊ She aZways travelsjfiirst-cZass regardless 〇/expense.夬论费用多高ill总是乘头等舱。◊ TTie resists are weH wort/z t/ie e^cpense. ■有这些结果花的
钱很值。’ O’note at price 2 [C，usually'sing.] something that
makes you spend .money 花钱尚东西；开销：
Running
a car is a big expense. # ^ ^
Jf ^ 〇
3 expenses [pi.] money spent in
doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose 并支；夜费；费用.：living/ hMtseh<^4/medfcai/Zegai,
etc. expenses 生活费用； 家庭开支；医疗、律师等费用◊ Can J give you
something towards expenses?.开支方面我能为你廠点
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◊ 77ie payments he
gets bare〖y cover his_ expenses.他几乎是入不敷出。
o note at cost 4 expenses [pi.] money that you
spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later (由雇主报销的）费用，弁支，花燊， 业务费：You can claim back
your travelling/travel ejcpenses.你可以报销差旅费。◊ to take a cZient out /or a meaZ on expenses用▲务赛请客户外出就餐◊ an all-expenses-paid trip 费用 i 数报销的旅行 o
note at cost n»TOl at sb’s expense 1 paid ibr by sb 由某人付
钱；-由某人负担费用：We were taken out/or a meai at the company’s expense.公司出钱请我们外i就餐。2 if you m^ce a joke at sb*s expense, you laugh at them and
make them feel silly在某人受损的情况下；以某人 为代价；跟某人开玩笑at the expense of
sb/sth with
loss or damage to sb/sth在牺牲（或损害厂.的情况下： 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
to
spend money on sth 把钱用在…上；花 钱于■: They went to all the
expense of redecorating the house and t/ien they moved.他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 to make sb spend money
on sth 使某人花钱（'矛使 某人负担费用：rheir visit put us to a Zot 〇/ expense.
他们的来访食我们破费不/j、。一 more
at object n. ex'pense account noun an arrangement by which
money spent by sb while they are at work is later paid back to them by their
employer; a record of money spent in this way报销账目；费用账户
ex.pen.sive
/ik'spensiv/
⑽.. costing a lot of money昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的：
an
expensive car/restaurcmt/ho/iday 昂贵的汽车；髙档 的餐馆；花费大的假日◊ Art boofcs are
expensive to produce•美术一籍制作成本高。◊ Jcan’t ajford 比 ft’s too expensive. _ 我买不起，太贵了。◊ Mafcing the wrong decision cou〖d prove experwive. 错误的决策可能会付 出昂贵 的代.价。◊ TTiat dress was
an expensive
mistake.那 i牛 连i备#走眼买贵了。 inexpensive ► ex.pen.sive-
ly adv. ： expensive^ dressett加mished 穿着 / 陈设华贵
O There are other
restaurants where you can eat less expensive^.还有其他一些餐馆价钱稍微便宜些。
Y_YMS同义调辨析 expensive
costly ♦ overpriced ♦
prkey ♦ dear
These
word aH describe sth that costs a lot of money.
以上各词均用于花钱多的事物。
expensive costing a lot of money; charging
high prices指昂贵的、花钱多的、价格高的：妨〇«/ it—/f’5_/w5f too
experaVe/or me.我买本起，对我朵说’ ..这太贵了。◊⑽exp^/s/Ve
restowrawf髙档餐序
costly
(rather
format) costing a lot of money,
especia丨ly more than you want to
pay 指昂贵的、花
钱多的、价钱块愿惫#的为高： cos办/(?职/ woceed/wgscan•如果能够的诸你希
望避免昂贵的痒樣诉讼.。：
overpriced too expensive- costing
more than ft is worth指价格太高“、过于昂贵的：/Mcw/ous/y overpr/c«^es/gner c/of/?es贵得离谱的名牌衣脤
pricey
(/n/om?a/)
expensive 指昂贵的、价格高的：
Houses in the
vitlage are now too pricey for local people to 你如今该村庄的房价太高，，当地人根本买不
起。
dear [not usually before
noun] (8r£) expensive 指昂 贵、各格高：Everything’s
so dear now, isn’t it?现表■ 什么东西都那么贵，是不是？ EEni This word is starting to
become rather old-fashioned.
有些过时了。:
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to be/look/seem expensive/costly/overpriced/
pricey/dear
■
to sound expensive/costly/pricey
■
to prove expehsive/costty
鼠 expensive/costty/Qverpriced/pricey/dear
for sb/sth
■
a{n) expensive/costly mistake
■
extremeJy/fflcredfWy/rifWculously/terriWy/very
expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey/dear
騰 too expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey/dear
ex.peri.ence
/ik_spiM*ians;
/VAmf -'spir-/ now/?，
verb
m noun 1 [U] the knowledge and
skill that you have gained through doing sth for a period of time; the process
of gaining this (由实践得来的）经验；实践：
to
have over ten years’ teaching experience 有十多年教学
^Ml〇 Do you have any previous
experience of this type 〇/ work?你以前干过■这种工.作吗a doctor with experience in dealing
with patients suffering from stress 在治疗压力大的病人方面很有经验的医生◊ My kzcg 〇/ practical experience was a disadvantage.我缺少实际逢 验是个不利秦件。◊ She didn’t get paid much but ft Was aH good
experience.她得到的报酬虽然不髙，但有极好
的体验。◊ ffe gamed vaiuabie experience whiTst worfci'ng on the
project.从事这项工程使他获得了宝贵的经验。
◊
We aH〖eam by experience.我们都从经验中得到教益。
—see
also work experience 2 [U] the things that have
happened to you that influence the way you think and behave 经历■;阅历：Experience has taught
me that life can be very un/air.逐过南事使我懂得生活可能是很不公
平的。◊ Jt is important
to. try and Zeam 介om experience•努力从经验中学 习是重要的。 ◊
In my experience, very/ewpeopZe reaHy understaml the
proWem.据我的经
验看，真正理解这个问题的人很少。◊ She fcnew介om past experience that
Ann would not give up easily.
以往的经验知道安是不会轻易放弃的。◊ The book is based on personal experience•本书是根据个人经历写成
的。◊ clirect//irst-/mnd experience 〇/ poverty 对贫穷的 i接 / 亲身感受丨[C] ~ (of sth) an event or activity that affects you in some way (':‘一次.）经历，体验：an enjoyable/exciting/unusual/unforgettable, etc. experience
愉快、激动人心、异乎寻常、难忘等的经历◊ ft washer /irst experience o/Kving akme•那是她第一次单独生活。
O Living in