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*ex·pense /ɪk`spɛns; ɪkˈspens/
n
1 [C,U] the amount of money you spend on something 花费，费用:
household/medical/living expenses (=money that you spend for a particular purpose) 家庭/医疗/生活开支
at great expense (=costing a lot of money) 以高昂的费用: We were wined and dined at great expense by Kate's boss. 凯特的老板出手阔绰地请我们大吃大喝。
2 expenses [plural 复数] money that you spend on travel, hotels etc when you are working, and then get back from your employer 业务费用:
a claim for travel expenses 申请差旅费
3 at the expense of achieved by harming someone or something 以（损害）…为代价:
The asbestos industry continued to expand at the expense of public health. 石棉工业以损害公众健康为代价在继续发展。
4 at sb's expense
a) if you do something at someone's expense, they pay for you to do it 由某人付费:
Guy spent a year in Canada at his parents' expense. 盖伊由父母出钱在加拿大逗留了一年。
b) in a way that makes someone seem stupid 嘲弄某人:
Louis kept making jokes at his wife's expense. 路易斯不断地嘲弄妻子。
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