expense
翻译
费用, 开支, 花费
例句
Running a car is a big expense.
养车是一笔大开销。
We went to great expense to redecorate the house.
我们花了很大一笔钱重新装修房子。
It's not worth the expense.
这不值得花那笔钱。
语法模式
((of sth.)) 某事的费用 The company paid the expense of the trip.
((at great/no expense)) 花费巨大/不花钱 He furnished the house at great expense.
近义词
Synonyms: cost, charge, outlay; Antonyms: income, profit
词源
源自拉丁语 `expensum`（支付出去的东西），与 'expenditure' 同源。
记忆技巧
可以将 'expense' 理解为一项具体的成本，而 'expenditure' 通常指更大范围的总支出。