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expense | BrE ɪkˈspɛns,ɛkˈspɛns, AmE ɪkˈspɛns | A. noun ① uncountable (cost) 费用 fèiyong ▸ at sb's expense; 由某人支付 ▸ at public expense 用公款 ▸ to go to the expense (of doing sth); 花钱（做某事） ▸ to spare no expense (over sth); （在某事物上）不惜代价 ▸ no expense spared 不惜代价 ▸ to put sb to the expense of sth/doing sth 使某人花钱于某事物/做某事 ② uncountable (loss) 代价 dàijià ▸ at the expense of sb/sth; 以某人/某事物为代价 ▸ to make a joke/have a laugh at sb's expense 拿某人开玩笑/作笑料 ③ countable (cause for expenditure) 开销 kāixiāo ; (expensive item) 花钱的东西 huāqián de dōngxi ▸ to cut down on expenses; 缩减开销 ▸ to be too much of an expense 是太大的一笔开销 B. expenses plural noun 费用 fèiyong ▸ to cover sb's expenses 支付某人的开销 ▸ to get one's expenses paid 报销费用 ▸ all expenses paid 费用全部报销的 ▸ to claim expenses 报销 ▸ to fiddle expenses informal 虚报费用 |