expense
翻译
费用, 开支, 花费
例句
The new car was a major expense.
这辆新车是一笔大开销。
He claimed the meal as a business expense.
他把这顿饭报销为业务费用。
We bought it at great expense.
我们花大价钱买了它。
语法模式
a/an ((expense)) 一笔费用 The new car was a major expense.
at great ((expense)) 花大价钱 We bought it at great expense.
近义词
同义词: cost, charge, outlay; 反义词: income, revenue
词源
源自拉丁语“expensa”（花掉的钱），来自“expendere”（支付）。
记忆技巧
把“expense”想象成某物的成本。如果某物“expensive”（昂贵的），那它的“expense”（费用）就很高。